WORCESTER Rugby Club back-row forward David Merlin will be casting his spells in Division Three North after the number eight joined Stourbridge on loan.

The 28-year-old has joined the West Midland side after seeing his first team chances at Sixways fade away due to the form of Dave Fryday and Nick Broughton. Merlin has only started one game this season in last month's win at Waterloo.

Meanwhile, Sixways' director of coaching Adrian Skeggs has made just one change to the side which visits London Welsh on Saturday, kick-off 12pm.

Lock Dan Zaltzman returns after recovering from an ankle injury and replaces Richard Denhardt.

Skeggs said: "I just feel that we need a bit more grunt up front and Zaltzman gives us that aggression.

"I thought the team did well in patches last Sunday and achieved their objective -- a win and a bonus point. So I didn't feel the need to make wholesale chan-ges."

Worcester: Back; Tuipulotu, Murdoch, Keil, McLean; Va'a, Jarman; Windo, Lamerton, Lyman, Sims, Zaltzman, Evans, Carter, Fryday.