Exeter Braves to face Saracens

Exeter Chiefs' second team get their A league campaign under way this evening with a trip to Saracens (7.30pm). The Braves line-up includes senior player Brett Sturgess, Greg Bateman, Alex Brown and Adam Hughes as well as triallists Pat Phibbs and Jerry Sexton. Academy prospect Sam Skinner captains the side from No. 8, with fellow youngsters Joel Conlon, Sam Simmonds, Tom Hendrickson and Max Bodilly also handed a start. Exeter Braves: Wick; Wilcockson, Bodilly, Hendrickson, Hughes; May,..., Exeter Braves to face Saracens