Team news: London Irish vs Bristol Bears - GP R15

The Bristolian loosehead will bring up his century from the bench in West London, with England internationals Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler returning to the front row.

The rest of the pack remains unchanged from the hard-fought victory over Harlequins at The Stoop, while in the midfield, Ioan Lloyd partners Semi Radradra.

There’s also a long-awaited return for Toby Fricker on the wing and a first league start for the club for full-back Noah Heward.

Bristol Bears team to face London Irish at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday (3pm KO):

15. Noah Heward (1 app), 14. Toby Fricker (30 apps), 13. Semi Radradra (42 apps), 12. Ioan Lloyd (68 apps), 11. Gabriel Ibitoye (7 apps), 10. AJ MacGinty (13 apps), 9. Andy Uren (146 apps); 1. Ellis Genge (29 apps), 2. Harry Thacker (88 apps), 3. Kyle Sinckler (38 apps), 4. Joe Batley (30 apps), 5. Chris Vui (105 apps), 6. Steven Luatua (104 apps) (c), 7. Jake Heenan (82 apps), 8. Magnus Bradbury (10 apps).

System players: 16. Jake Kerr (27 apps), 17. Yann Thomas (99 apps), 18. Max Lahiff (55 apps), 19. Joe Joyce (159 apps), 20. Dan Thomas (120 apps), 21. Tom Whiteley (13 apps), 22. Callum Sheedy (145 apps), 23. Jack Bates (30 apps).

Unavailable: Jay Tyack, Bryan Byrne, Will Capon, Ed Holmes, Joe Owen, Sam Jeffries, Fitz Harding, Sam Lewis, Will Porter, Harry Randall, Sam Bedlow, Joe Jenkins, Piers O’Conor, Siva Naulago, Charles Piutau, Rich Lane.