Braves side to face Bristol
By Mark Stevens
24/10/16
Exeter Braves are in action this evening when they play host to local rivals Bristol Rugby in a friendly at Sandy Park (7:30pm).
With both sides keen to get some much-needed game time into senior squad players, the fixture offers the perfect opportunity to do just this ahead of this weekend's return to Aviva Premiership action for both clubs.
Skippering the Braves side tonight will be lock Sam Skinner and he will be joined in the home ranks by senior stars including Carl Rimmer, Ollie Atkins, Tom Johnson, Haydn Thomas, Will Hooley and Max Bodilly.
Also looking to impress the watching Exeter coaches will be highly-rated youngsters such as Harry Strong, Harrison Cully, Joe Simmonds and Tom Lawday.
Bristol will include in their starting XV former Chiefs full-back Luke Arscott, along with the likes of Gareth Maule, James Newey, Ollie Dawe and skipper Nick Fenton-Wells.
Season Ticket Holders, along with Gold Card and 1905 Club Members can gain FREE entry to the game as part of their seasonal package, while admission for all others is £10 for adults and £5 for students and children under-16.
BRAVES SIDE TO FACE BRISTOL RUGBY
15 Joe Simmonds
14 Harrison Cully
13 Max Bodilly
12 Harry Strong
11 AJ Cant
10 Will Hooley
9 Haydn Thomas
1 Carl Rimmer
2 Shaun Malton
3 Jack Owlett
4 Ollie Atkins
5 Sam Skinner (capt)
6 Tom Johnson
7 Ben White
8 Tom Lawday
16 Jack Innard
17 Will Norton
18 Marcus Street
19 Josh Caulfield
20 James McRae
21 Matt Marsh
22 Joe Elderkin
23 Tom Holdsworth
Bristol United: 15. Luke Arscott; 14. Auguy Slowik, 13. Gareth Maule, 12. James Newey, 11. Elias Caven; 10. Robbie Forbes (Hartpury), 9. Andy Uren; 1. Ollie Dawe, 2. Scott Parsons (Old Reds), 3. James Hall, 4. BJ Edwards, 5. John Hawkins, 6. Nick Koster, 7 Nick Fenton-Wells (capt), 8. Ryan Smid.
Replacements: Jordan Rye (Bath Uni), TBC, Tom Rowland (Academy U18s), James Dun (Academy U18s), Kean Gannaway Roberts (Academy U18s), Alex Haynes (Old Colstonians), Robbie Smith (Cardiff Met), Dan Powell (Plymouth Albion).