Seven Dark Blues have been named in the Oxbridge Under 23 squad to face their Combined Services counterparts at Twickenham on Saturday.

The 12 o’clock game is a curtain-raiser for the traditional Army versus Navy clash at 3pm.

Full back Will Browne, wing Sean Morris, fly half Ross Swanson, lock Karl Outen, flanker Alex Cheesman, No 8 Chris Davies and replacement Rhodri James have all appeared for Oxford in the Varsity Match.

Cambridge hooker Pat Crossley captains the side, while Oxford also provide scrum half Sam Waite, props Hamish Macdonald and Will Kane, plus replacements Gov Oliver, Louis Mather and Ed Boyes.

Oxbridge Under 23 (Oxford unless stated): Browne*, Morris*, Reid*, Burden*, Cherezov (all Cambridge), Swanson*, Waite, Macdonald, Crossley* (capt, Cambridge), Kane, Outen*, Baird, Martin (both Cambridge), Cheesman*, Davies*. Reps: Oliver, Cheetham* (Cambridge), Mather, Stanton, Wilson (both Cambridge), James*, Boyes, Shephard, Stevens (both Cambridge). * denotes Blue.