Gloucester Rugby matchday squad for home clash against Harlequins

The Cherry & Whites return to Gallagher PREM action tomorrow, with Club stalwarts, Lewis Ludlow and Ollie Thorley both bringing up milestones in the fixture against Harlequins at Kingsholm.

Ludlow returns from a hand injury for his 250th game for the Club in the back row, where he joins Deian Gwynne, making his PREM debut, and Will Trenholm.

Mati Alemanno and Freddie Thomas, back from international duty, pack down in the second row, with Ciaran Knight, Seb Blake and Kirill Gotovtsev in front of them.

Into the backs, captain Tomos Williams combines with Ross Byrne once more, with Seb Atkinson also returning from injury to partner Will Joseph in midfield.

On his 150th appearance, Thorley is joined by PREM debutant Rob Russell and Ben Redshaw in the back three.

On the bench, 18-year-old Kealan Freeman-Price is rewarded for an impressive PREM Cup block with an inclusion alongside the returning Val Rapava Ruskin and England A's Afo Fasogbon. Cam Jordan, Josh Basham, Mike Austin, Charlie Atkinson, and Jack Cotgreave are also included.

Gloucester Rugby matchday squad

15 Ben Redshaw

14 Rob Russell*

13 Will Joseph

12 Seb Atkinson

11 Ollie Thorley

10 Ross Byrne

9 Tomos Williams (C)

1 Ciaran Knight

2 Seb Blake

3 Kirill Gotovtsev

4 Freddie Thomas

5 Matias Alemanno

6 Deian Gwynne*

7 Lewis Ludlow

8 Will Trenholm

16 Kealan Freeman-Price*

17 Val Rapava Ruskin

18 Afo Fasogbon

19 Cam Jordan

20 Josh Basham

21 Mikey Austin

22 Charlie Atkinson

23 Jack Cotgreave

*Denotes Gallagher PREM debut.

Unavailable for selection

Will Butler, Arthur Clark, Jack Clement, Josiah Edwards Giraud, Caolan Englefield, Jamal Ford-Robinson, Josh Hathaway, Jack Innard, Nepo Lauala, Max Llewellyn, Ben Loader, Jack Mann, Harry Taylor, Jack Singleton, James Venter.

Injury update: Caolan Englefield

Caolan Englefield suffered a shoulder injury whilst playing for England A against Spain. Englefield has not required surgical intervention but will spend a period of time on the sidelines to recover before returning in the New Year.