Nottingham’s team to face Cornish Pirates in the Championship Cup has been confirmed.

Neil Fowkes makes 12 changes to the side that beat Bedford Blues last time out.

On the squad, Fowkes said: “Some of the boys that have come out of the side have played a lot of rugby for us so they needed to come out to ensure they’re in the best place going forward in to the rest of the season.

“Some of the guys need an opportunity. Some of them have been waiting a long time to pull on the Green and White jersey in a competitive fixture so we feel it’s the right time to do that.”

Squad to face Cornish Pirates:

15 Tom BENJAMIN
14 Jack SPITTLE
13 Harry STRONG
12 Will SIMONDS
11 David WILLIAMS
10 Shane O’LEARY
9 Murray MCCONNELL ©
1 Jamie JACK
2 Ben BROWNLIE
3 Ben BETTS
4 Llewelyn JONES
5 Oliver CHESSUM
6 Seb CECIL
7 George COX
8 Tui URU

Replacements:

16 Luke COLE
17 Aniseko SIO
18 Oisin HEFFERNAN
19 Callum ALLEN
20 Scott HALL
21 Alex DOLLY
22 Matt RIDDINGTON
23 Caetano BRANCO