Braves side to face Irish

By Mark Stevens
28/3/2016

Exeter Braves return to Aviva Premiership A League action this evening when they travel to London Irish (7pm)

Having already collected wins against Bath, Bristol and Harlequins, the Braves will be looking to edge ever closer to securing a place in this season’s semi-finals.

Ahead of kick-off, coach Ricky Pellow has selected a powerful looking line-up for the match at Irish’s new training base at Halewood.

England international Tom Johnson heads up an experienced pack of forwards, which also includes the likes of Brett Sturgess, Carl Rimmer, Lewis Stevenson and Ben White.

Whilst behind, Haydn Thomas and Will Hooley are the half-backs with a talented trio of Matt Jess, Byron McGuigan and Chrysander Botha working alongside Cornish duo Max Bodilly and Tom Hendrickson.

Following tonight’s game, the Braves will have one further fixture in the Southern Group against Wasps at Sandy Park on April 11.

Should they qualify, the semi-finals take place on April 25 with the final itself on May 2.

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BRAVES SIDE TO FACE LONDON IRISH

15 Chrysander Botha
14 Byron McGuigan
13 Max Bodilly
12 Tom Hendrickson
11 Matt Jess
10 Will Hooley
9 Haydn Thomas
1 Brett Sturgess
2 Shaun Malton
3 Carl Rimmer
4 Lewis Stevenson
5 Sam Skinner
6 Sam Simmonds
7 Ben White
8 Tom Johnson

16 Elvis Taione
17 Jake Woolmore
18 Alex Brown
19 Ed Holmes
20 Tom Lawday
21 Stuart Townsend
22 Joe Simmonds
23 Harrison Cully