VARSITY PREVIEW

OXFORD University make three changes for tonight’s clash with Bristol United at Clifton RFC.

Basil Strang replaces Zandy Macdonald at inside centre from the side that beat a youthful Wasps outfit 24-10 last time out.

Lock Graeme MacGilchrist and flanker Will Thomas come in for Sam Peter and Fraser Heathcote respectively.

Oxford have five matches left until they take on Cambridge in the Varsity Match on December 11.

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Bristol, whose first team lead the Championship, have named a youthful side, which includes England Under 20 prop Ellis Genge.

TONIGHT’S TEAMS

Bristol United: Foley, Jones, Slowik, Carpenter, Sheldon, Sheedy, Turner, Genge, Stephenson, Haines, Wolf, Joyce (capt), Manners, Polledri, Ovens. Reps: Gompels, Lloyd, Holcombe, Beck, Boyland, Hughes, Bolster.

Oxford University: J Taylor* (capt), Doe*, Janney*, Strang, Lamont*, Cullen, Egerton*, Anderson*, Gardner*, Williams*, Reeson-Price*, MacGilchrist*, Thomas, Jones* Messum. Reps: Quayle, Scaife, Western, Hilton-Stevens, Peter, de Berker, Goodfellow, Adams-Cairns. * denotes Blue.

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