Rupert Cowan returns at hooker for Oxford Harlequins’ match at home to  Old Centralians in National 3 South West.

Pete Boulton is back at tighthead prop, Mike Lee switches to blindside flanker and Will Sharratt steps up to centre.

This will be Quins’ first meeting with the Gloucester club and they are seeking to end a run of three straight defeats.

Brendan White replaces the unavailable Huw Lewis at centre as Grove visit South West 1 East leaders Chippenham.

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Dave Wells (pictured) replaces Stuart Peel at openside flanker.

Head coach Craig Burrows said: “There is no pressure on us, so we are going to find how good our pack really is against the league favourites whose strength is up front.

“We will need to be more clinical as chances will be rare against a very good Chippenham team and we have been very wasteful so far this season.”

Lock Richard Haire and wings Chris Beasley and Ben Fisk come into the Witney side to host Wiltshire outfit Devizes.

Scott Mortimer, James Monks and Charlie Nell drop out from the side that lost agonisingly 31-30 at Swindon last week.

Oxford Harlequins (v Old Centralians, home): Robinson, Yeats, Fisilau, Sharratt, Maspero, Carlisle, Jones, Sharpe, Cowan, Boulton, Purchase (capt), Neal, Lee, Miller, Tupou. Reps: Marshall, Edney, Hulett.

Grove (v Chippenham, away): Day, J Chivers, White, Clipsham, G Nicholl, Johnson, Gustafson, Eckert (capt), Wallbridge, Walsh, Miles, Gratwohl, C Chivers, Wells, Bellinger. Reps: Dixey, Horrocks, Peel.

Witney (v Devizes, home): Thomas, Fisk, Clarke, Strutt, Beasley, H Lamb, Lambourne, Burke, S Collins, Richens, Haire, Hyde, Hicks (capt), C Campbell, Rowles. Reps: Richardson, Stevens, Catherall.

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