Mike Brown returns to the Harlequins side after a four-month absence for tomorrow’s clash with Bath at The Stoop.
He returns at full-back, having not played since being injured in Quins’ memorable victory over Bath at The Rec last season. That means Ugo Monye can return to his more familiar role on the wing.
The strength in depth of Quins' wingers is shown with a player of Gonzalo Camacho's calibre taking his place on the bench.
Gonzo Tiesi also makes a welcome return to the starting line-up after the injury sustained at the London Double Header.
With Jordan Turner-Hall ruled out for 3-4 months with a shoulder injury, Tiesi will partner Tosh Masson in the centres.
An injury to Quins prop, Mark Lambert, sees John Andress joining Ceri Jones and Gary Botha in the front row.
It will be Botha's last outing in the Quins shirt, following the club's announcement of his wish to return to South Africa to continue his playing career.
Having come back from 14-3 down to draw 17-17 at Newcastle Falcons last Friday, Quins finally have some cause for cheer, after starting their Guinness Premiership campaign with three defeats.
Tomorrow sees the launch of their new South Stand, boasting more than 3,000 seats, pushing The Stoop’s capacity to more than 14,000.
Harlequins team to play Bath, Saturday 3rd October. Kick off 6.05pm. The Stoop.
1 CERI JONES 2 GARY BOTHA 3 JOHN ANDRESS 4 LEWIS STEVENSON 5 JIM EVANS 6 CHRIS ROBSHAW 7 WILL SKINNER (CAPT) 8 NICK EASTER 9 DANNY CARE 10 NICK EVANS 11 UGO MONYE 12 TOSH MASSON 13 GONZALO TIESI 14 DAVID STRETTLE 15 MIKE BROWN 16 ASTON CROALL 17 TANI FUGA 18 JAMES JOHNSTON 19 SHANE O'CONNOR 20 TOM GUEST 21 GARETH WILLIAMS 22 RORY CLEGG 23. GONZALO CAMACHO
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