Academy side to face Saracens

By Mark Stevens

Exeter Chiefs Academy will be looking to maintain their impressive run in this season's Premiership Under-18 League when they play host to Saracens at Topsham RFC tomorrow (1pm).

Having chalked up successive wins over Bristol, Wasps and Harlequins, the Chiefs can expect their toughest test of the season so far when they host the unbeaten Londoners.

Coach Marek Churcher believes the encounter should offer the young Exeter players the perfect opportunity to showcase their talents.

"Saracens will be a really good test for us," said Churcher. "They are unbeaten in the league this season and they'll come down here with plenty of confidence behind them.

"At the same time, our lads have won their last three games so they are coming into the game on a high themselves. We've played some really good at times this season, but I still believe there is more to come from this group."

Admission to the game is free and offers the perfect prelude ahead of the Chiefs playing Bayonne in the European Challenge Cup at Sandy Park (5:30pm).

Chiefs Academy side to face Saracens

15 Tom Putt
14 Aaron Chapman
13 Harry Strong
12 Noax Sixton
11 Harrison Cully
10 James McFarlane
9 Jack Maunder
1 Oli Dawe
2 Aiden Taylor
3 Billy Keast
4 Connor O'Shaugnessy
5 Kieran Westlake
6 Josh Caulfield
7 Nat Bayett
8 Declan Matthews

16 Liam Hilliar
17 Luke Trewhella
18 Alex Rodd
19 Angus Brown
20 Toby Papp
21 Matthew Butler
22 Olly Avery-Wright
23 Brad Jane