Narraway in for Gloucester

Narraway (pictured) is the only change to the starting line-up from the team that beat Bristol 35-13 last weekend and is forced on Ryan following knee injuries to Jake Boer and James Forrester.

Boer strained knee ligaments during his try-scoring performance against Bristol while Forrester ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and faces surgery and a long lay-off.

"The severity of James Forrester"s injury was confirmed on Monday and to lose a player of Jake"s quality too is obviously a blow to us at this stage," Ryan told the club's website.

"I thought Jake was outstanding last weekend – he is a hugely respected guy in our squad – but Luke Narraway is also a very good player, has gained plenty of experience this season and will bring athleticism, determination and effort to our side."

Narraway will make his 17th appearance for the Cherry and Whites this season alongside flankers Andy Hazell and Peter Buxton, both named in the England squad for the tour of South Africa later this month.

Ryan has kept an unchanged back-line, with James Simpson-Daniel and Anthony Allen continuing their centre partnership in the absence of Mike Tindall, out with a broken leg.

Gloucester finished top of the standings during the regular Premiership season and will look to maintain a record that has seen them lose just four league games.

Team: WIllie Walker; Mark Foster, James Simpson-Daniel, Anthony Allen, Iain Balshaw, Ryan Lamb, Peter Richards; Nick Wood, Oliver Azam, Carlos Nieto, Marco Bortolami (capt), Alex Brown, Peter Buxton, Andy Hazell, Luke Narraway.

Replacements: Mefin Davies, Christian Califano, Will James, Adam Eustace, Rory Lawson, Jack Adams, Jon Goodridge.