POOL B
London Welsh v Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs' influential flanker Chad Slade will start against London Welsh tomorrow at Esher RFC after missing two games with an injury.
The Samoan international will replace Tom Johnson in the starting line-up. Meanwhile on the bench, hooker Saul Nelson has come in for Simon Alcott, who suffered an ankle injury last weekend, and Paul McKenzie has been rewarded for his hat-trick against United on Monday night
Head coach Rob Baxter said: "It's great to have Chad back. We have been a bit cautious with him, but now we have got him back at 100 per cent. It's pretty tough on Tom Johnson. He played exceptionally well for us. He is very, very valuable to this squad and the impact he can make off the bench can be a deciding factor in a game."
Slade said: "It's good to be back. It's always hard to be out when the team is playing well and for the last two weeks, they have been awesome. The boys played really well last weekend and we put 50 points on Doncaster, but there are still a few things to correct."
Tomorrow's game is another crucial fixture with Exeter Chiefs able to secure a semi-final place if they come away from The Rugby Ground with a win. London Welsh will, however, want to stay in contention for the final four
Baxter added: "If last weekend was a good performance for us, then London Welsh going to Nottingham and winning was huge as well. We now meet head on."
Exeter Team:-
15 Phil Dollman
14 Matt Jess
13 Nic Sestaret
12 Bryan Rennie
11 Mark Foster
10 Danny Gray
9 Haydn Thomas
1 Brett Sturgess
2 Neil Clark
3 Hoani Tui
4 Tom Hayes (capt)
5 James Hanks
6 Chad Slade
7 James Scaysbrook
8 Richie Baxter
16 Saul Nelson
17 Chris Budgen
18 David Gannon
19 Tom Johnson
20 Clive Stuart-Smith
21 Steve Jones
22 Paul McKenzie
London Welsh team www.london-welsh.co.uk
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