Team news: Exeter Chiefs vs Bristol Bears

Sam Grahamslaw will make his Gallagher Premiership debut when Bristol Bears take on Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park in round four of the Gallagher Premiership (3pm KO, live on TNT Sports).

The former Jersey Reds loosehead lines up in a new-look front row from the round three defeat to Harlequins, with Will Capon and George Kloska also starting as Pat Lam makes five changes.

James Dun switches to blindside with Josh Caulfield coming into the second row and captain Fitz Harding moving to openside. Kieran Marmion gets the nod at scrum half with Harry Randall moving to the bench.

Director of Rugby, Pat Lam, said: “Heading to Sandy Park is a huge challenge for us this weekend – you only have to look at what the Chiefs have done to last season’s finalists already this season to see how strong they are at home.

“But it’s a challenge we’re looking forward to and the games between the two sides at Sandy Park tend to be close, hard-fought games.”

Bristol Bears team to play Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park (3pm KO, live on TNT Sports):

15. Rich Lane (21 apps), 14. Noah Heward (8 apps), 13. Virimi Vakatawa (3 apps), 12. Benhard Janse van Rensburg (6 apps), 11. Gabriel Ibitoye (23 apps), 10. Callum Sheedy (156 apps), 9. Kieran Marmion (7 apps); 1. Sam Grahamslaw (debut), 2. Will Capon (77 apps), 3. George Kloska (34 apps), 4. Josh Caulfield (7 apps), 5. Joe Batley (45 apps), 6. James Dun (19 apps), 7. Fitz Harding (c) (57 apps), 8. Magnus Bradbury (27 apps).

System players: 16. Harry Thacker (105 apps), 17. Jake Woolmore (136 apps), 18. Max Lahiff (71 apps), 19. Ed Holmes (98 apps), 20. Dan Thomas (133 apps), 21. Harry Randall (107 apps), 22. James Williams (23 apps), 23. Piers O’Conor (125 apps).

Unavailable: Ellis Genge, Yann Thomas, Kyle Sinckler, Jay Tyack, Jono Benz-Salomon, Gabriel Oghre, Chris Vui, Steven Luatua, Santiago Grondona, AJ MacGinty, Kalaveti Ravouvou, Siva Naulago, Jack Bates, Max Malins.