Braves side to face Irish

by Mark Stevens

Exeter Braves are in action again this season as they travel to London Irish for their third Aviva Premiership A League game.

Fresh from defeating London Wasps 69-12 a week ago, the Devon club have again assembled a powerful line-up for the game, which will be played at Irish's training base at Sunbury (7.30pm).

Among those set to start is summer signing Don Armand (pictured), who has yet to feature for the club after picking up a hamstring injury during pre-season. The former Stormers forward will pack down in the back-row alongside England Under-20s starlet Joel Conlon and experienced No.8 Kai Horstmann.

Behind the scrum, the back division is equally strong with three full internationals starting from the outset. Welshman Ceri Sweeney skippers the side from fly-half, whilst Fijian Sireli Naqelevuki and Tongan Fetu'u Vainikolo play at centre and wing respectively.

Updates from the game will be available through the club's Facebook and Twitter sites.

BRAVES SIDE TO FACE LONDON IRISH

15 Jack Arnott
14 Fetu'u Vainikolo
13 Connor Hartley
12 Sireli Naqelevuki
11 Sam Blanchet
10 Ceri Sweeney (capt)
9 Will Chudley
1 Kieran Davies
2 Jack Innard
3 Alex Brown
4 Will Carrick-Smith
5 James Phillips
6 Don Armand
7 Joel Conlon
8 Kai Horstmann

16 Tom Phillips
17 Luke Chapman
18 Dan Pullinger
19 Todd Lowry
20 Matt Bolwell
21 Stu Townsend
22 Alex Ross
23 Max Bodilly