European Challenge Cup: Brive against Saracens

Owen Farrell dropkicks the ball
Owen Farrell missed Saracens win at Sale, as he was finishing concussion protocols
Venue:Stade Amedee-Domenech Date:Friday, April 8 Kick-off: 20:00 BST

Owen Farrell, England’s captain, returns to Saracens for the European Challenge Cup Pool C final against Brive.

He starts at fly half, while Duncan Taylor makes his 150th Saracens appearance at the centre.

Sarries can win and move on to the next 16 if they are fourth in their group.

Mark McCall made 11 modifications to the team that beat Sale on Friday.

Eroni Mawi and Tom Woolstencroft, along with Alec Clarey and Nick Isiekwe in the front row, start ahead of Theo McFarland and Nick Isiekwe in the second row. Andy Christie and Jackson Wray are the flankers, and Billy Vunipola is the eighth to complete the pack.

Ivan van Zyl is the scrum-half for Farrell, Taylor, and Elliot Daly.

Alex Lewington is on the wings, Rotimi Segun on the back and Alex Goode at the full-back.

Hayden Thompson-Stringer and Peniami Narisia start in the Brive front rows.

Steevy Cerqueira and Victor Labas are in the second row, with captain Matthieu Voisin and Sasha Gue to their right.

Enzo Sanga begins at scrum-half with Tedo Abzhandadze as fly-half.

Nico Lee and Setariki Ticuvu form the centre pairing, with Pierre Tournebize and Valentin Tirefort on the wings and Alex Muller at the full-back.

Brive: Muller; Tournebize, Tuicuvu, Lee, Tirefort; Abzhandadze, Sanga; Thompson-Stringer, Narisia, Bekoshvili; Labas, Cerqueira; Voisin (capt.Gue, Lam

Replacements: Dufour, Thomas, Bruges, Bedou, Bost, Lacoste, Danovard, Tapeuleulu

Saracens:Segun; Segun; Taylor, Taylor, Lewington, Farrell (capt.Van Zyl.

Replacements: George, Barrington, Wainwright, Hunter-Hill, Earl, De Haas, Morris, Harris

Referee: Mike Adamson (Scotland).

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