Ciaran Knight and Seb Blake back for Gloucester

The Gloucester Rugby side to take on Northampton Saints at Kingsholm on Sunday afternoon, in the Club's first home Gallagher PREM fixture of the season, has been revealed.

Up front, the Cherry & Whites have been boosted by the return of Ciaran Knight and Seb Blake in the front row, joining Afo Fasogbon.

Freddie Thomas and Cam Jordan pack down in the second row, with Josh Basham, James Venter and Jack Mann completing the pack.

Tomos Williams skippers the side from scrum-half once more, with Ross Byrne at fly-half.

In the midfield, Will Joseph replaces Max Llewellyn, partnering Seb Atkinson.

Ollie Thorley, Ben Loader and Charlie Atkinson combine in the back three.

Director of Rugby, George Skivington, has opted for a 6-2 split on the bench, with Jack Innard, Archie McArthur, Kirill Gotovtsev, Matias Alemanno, Hugh Bokenham and Harry Taylor covering the forwards and the versatile Caolan Englefield and Josiah Edwards-Giraud in reserve for the backs.

Gloucester Rugby matchday squad

15 Charlie Atkinson

14 Ben Loader

13 Will Joseph

12 Seb Atkinson (VC)

11 Ollie Thorley

10 Ross Byrne

9 Tomos Williams (C)

1 Ciaran Knight

2 Seb Blake

3 Afolabi Fasogbon

4 Freddie Thomas

5 Cam Jordan

6 Josh Basham

7 James Venter

8 Jack Mann

16 Jack Innard

17 Archie McArthur

18 Kirill Gotovtsev

19 Matias Alemanno

20 Hugh Bokenham*

21 Harry Taylor

22 Caolan Englefield

23 Josiah Edwards-Giraud*

*Denotes Gallagher PREM debut.