Dave Attwood will captain Bath Rugby when they take on Brive in Sunday's Amlin Cup quarter-final at The Rec (2pm).
England lock Attwood will partner Dominic Day in the engine room as Carl Fearns returns to the starting line-up at number eight in a back-row that also includes Matt Garvey and Guy Mercer. In the front row, props Nathan Catt and Anthony Perenise are named on either side of Ross Batty at hooker.
Scrum-half Micky Young comes into the side to resume his partnership with George Ford at ten, while there is a new midfield combination of Gavin Henson and Matt Banahan. Semesa Rokoduguni and Horacio Agulla provide the pace and power on the wings, with Nick Abendanon continuing at full-back.
Tickets for this weekend's clash are still available. To book, call 0844 448 1865 or pop into the club's Ticket Office on Pulteney Bridge.Bath Rugby team to face Brive: 15 Nick Abendanon, 14 Horacio Agulla, 13 Matt Banahan, 12 Gavin Henson, 11 Semesa Rokoduguni, 10 George Ford, 9 Micky Young, 1 Nathan Catt, 2 Ross Batty, 3 Anthony Perenise, 4 Dominic Day, 5 Dave Attwood (c), 6 Matt Garvey, 7 Guy Mercer, 8 Carl Fearns. Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Paul James, 18 David Wilson, 19 Stuart Hooper, 20 Leroy Houston, 21 Martin Roberts, 22 Kyle Eastmond, 23 Anthony Watson.Brive: 15 Laurent Ferreres, 14 Venione Voretamaya, 13 Baptiste Delage, 12 Thomas Laranjeira, 11 Sevanaia Galala, 10 Romain Sola, 9 Thomas Sanchou (c), 1 Damien Lavergne, 2 Louis Acosta, 3 Johannes Coetzee, 4 Julien Le Devedec, 5 Simon Pinet, 6 Apisai Naikatini, 7 Fabien Laurent, 8 Kieran Murphy. Replacements: 16 Goderzi Shvelidze, 17 Tamato Leupolu, 18 Yusuf Tuncer, 19 Victor Lebas, 20 Hugues Briatte, 21 Romain Kusiolek, 22 Andrew Mailei, 23. Anderson Neisen
