BACK-row rising star Jake Abbott will captain Worcester Warriors academy when they play the Army Under 23s at Sixways tonight (7.30pm).
Abbott, who started the recent EDF Energy Cup victory over London Irish, is joined by Charlie Parry and Liam Mullan, younger brother of first team prop Matt, in the back row of a dynamic pack.
Scrum-half Jonny Arr and fly-half Joe Carlisle are paired at half-back and Mike Penn is named on the wing after returning from a spell with North Otago in New Zealand.
Warriors Academy: Wheatcroft; Penn, King (v/c), Crook, Grove; Carlisle, Arr; Gilding, Page, Thomas, Lyons, Wood, Parry, Abbott (c), L Mullan.
Replacements: Lewis, Hill, George, Short, Frost, Davies, Collins, Whybrow, Sparks.
Army U23s: Harding-Prior; Vola, Simmonite, Korobiau, Qasevakatini; Ramwell, Chennel; Smith, Cadogan, Jackson, Napier, Bates (c), Munson, Veikune, Squirrell.
Replacements: McLaren, Capparos-Midwood, Farrow, Hughes, Duffus, Woodcock, Clarke, Raravisa, Korolagilagi, Kuruci.
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