Saracens name team to face Harlequins

Posted on Sep 28, 2012 in Saracens

Saracens make the short trip across London on Sunday to face Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership.

In team news ahead of the game, Rhys Gill gets his first start of the season while Schalk Brits, Petrus du Plessis, Ernst Joubert, Richard Wigglesworth, Chris Wyles, Joel Tomkins and captain Steve Borthwick also return to the starting line-up for the match against the reigning champions.

On the bench, John Smit comes into the matchday 23 while there are also first outings of the season for second row George Kruis, flanker Andy Saull and wing David Strettle after the trio missed the start of the new campaign through injury.

Saracens line-up vs Harlequins

15 Alex Goode

14 Chris Ashton

13 Joel Tomkins

12 Brad Barritt

11 Chris Wyles

10 Owen Farrell

9 Richard Wigglesworth

1 Rhys Gill

2 Schalk Brits

3 Petrus du Plessis

4 Steve Borthwick ©

5 Alistair Hargreaves

6 Kelly Brown

7 Will Fraser

8 Ernst Joubert

16 John Smit

17 Mako Vunipola

18 Matt Stevens

19 George Kruis

20 Andy Saull

21 Ben Spencer

22 Charlie Hodgson

23 David Strettle