SCOTTISH centre Alex Grove makes his Sixways comeback after his international heroics this autumn as Worcester Warriors tackle Connacht Rugby in the Amlin Challenge Cup on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).
Grove makes his first start for the club since early November after impressing for Scotland in internationals with Fiji, Australia and Argentina.
Grove is one of two changes to the starting line-up that drew with London Irish in the Guinness Premiership last time out.
Hooker Chris Fortey is handed a spot in the front row with Aleki Lutui moving to the replacements bench.
Three changes on the bench see Graham Kitchener return after a back injury ruled him out of the trip to Reading last weekend.
Fit again fly half Matthew Jones is also handed a place among the replacements and could make his first senior appearance at Sixways Stadium since facing Brive in the Europe quarter finals in April.
Warriors: Latham; Gear, Grove, Rasmussen, Benjamin; Walker, Arr; A Black, Fortey, Taumoepeau, Rawlinson, Gillies, Wood, Sanderson, Horstmann. Replacements: Page, Lutui, Sourgens, Kitchener, Collins, Frost, M Jones, MacRae.
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