Exeter Braves side to face Bristol

By Mark Stevens

Exeter Braves are in action this evening in the Aviva Premiership A League when they travel to Bristol United for their third game of the season at Clifton RFC (7:30pm).

Having narrowly lost in their opening game of the season at home to defending champions Saracens Storm, the Braves returned to winning ways last time out when they won 40-3 against Bath United at the Recreation Ground.

Once again coach Ricky Pellow has assembled a powerful line-up, headed up by skipper Kai Horstmann, for the short trek up the M5.

Teaming up alongside Horstmann in the visiting ranks will be experienced names such as Brett Sturgess, Ben White, Byron McGuigan and Namibian international Chrysander Botha.

Rugby League convert Josh Jones will get another chance to impress in front of the Exeter coaches in the centre, while Academy youngsters Jack Maunder and Joe Simmonds - both of whom have been impressing this term with loan clubs Redruth and Taunton - form the Braves half-back pairing.


EXETER BRAVES SIDE TO FACE BRISTOL UNITED

15 Chrysander Botha
14 Byron McGuigan
13 Pete Laverick
12 Josh Jones
11 Jack Arnott
10 Joe Simmonds
9 Jack Maunder
1 Brett Sturgess
2 Shaun Malton
3 Alex Brown
4 Jonny Hill
5 Sam Skinner
6 Sam Simmonds
7 Ben White
8 Kai Horstmann (capt)

16 Jack Innard
17 Jake Woolmore
18 Jack Andrew
19 Jerry Sexton
20 Ed Holmes
21 Stu Townsend
22 Harrison Cully
23 Kyle Moyle