London Welsh make ten changes, two of which are positional, for tonight’s game against Bordeaux Begles at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium (7.45pm).

Both sides bid to break their duck after Welsh lost 28-18 to Lyon and Bordeaux went down 15-13 to Edinburgh.

James Lewis and Rhys Crane are the only survivors from Saturday’s backline, but Lewis moves from inside to outside centre and Crane from left to right wing. 

Seb Jewell, Seb Stegmann, Olly Barkley, Nick Scott, Gordon Ross and Paul Rowley start.
In the forwards, Shane Cahill and Matthew Dobson retain their places in the front row, with Taione Vea named at tighthead.

Dean Schofield partners club captain Matt Corker in the second row, while Peter Browne comes in at No 8.

TONIGHT'S TEAMS

London Welsh: Jewell, Crane, J Lewis, Barkley, Scott, Ross, Rowley, Cahill, Dobson, Vea, Corker (capt), Schofield, West, Thorpe, P Browne. Reps: Britton, Reeves, Gilding, D Browne, Pienaar, R Lewis, Roberts, Elder.
Bordeaux: Domvo, Talebulamaijaina, Brousse, Lacroix, Blanc, Bernard, Lesgourgues, Del Boulbes, Avei,  Kodela, Le Devedec, Andre Marais, Madaule, Chalmers, Clarkin (capt). Reps: Maynadier, Auzqui, Sa, Botha, Guiry, Beauxis, Serin, Connor.

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