Worcester to blood new boys

Published: Friday, 2. September, 2011 in category Northern Hemishere
Percival: Worcester debut

Lock James Percival, full back Errie Claassens and scrum half Shaun Perry are all handed their full league debuts by the Warriors.

Marcel Garvey and Miles Benjamin will start on the wings, while fly-half Andy Goode also features and Kai Horstmann will skipper the side from the back row.

Sale will also have seven new faces on show at Sixways, three of whom have never played before in the Premiership.

Former Bath and Exeter player Andrew Higgins is involved after completing his move on Friday, while Joe Ward, Kearnan Myall and Mark Easter also play.

Joaquin Tuculet, Vadim Cobilas and Fraser McKenzie will get their first taste of England's top division as the Sharks look to improve on their disappointing 10th place finish last season.