Gez will start in the front row in place of Carlo Robinson who is on holiday. Otherwise its the same pack which did so well against Sandal.

Perhaps surprisingly the backs will also be unchanged. Colts Martin Todd and Carl Miller did superbly well last week. Toddy is a full back and looked at home in the 15 shirt almost immediately. But Carl Miller is a forward and so his peformance on the wing was a big bonus and he deserves another run out.

Tom Rance would have been at 15 last week but went down with a stomach bug. He hasn't been in touch since so the management is happy to stick with a back line which will include Panda who has recovered from a bruised heel. He will be at centre in place of the eternally unlucky Mark Thompson who has now been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the third metatarsal. Thommo will be out for at least a month.

The bench looks very interesting. Tonesy is there, of course, and he'll be brooding until he gets onto the piitch. He will be alongside two of the talented youngsters who will figure more and more as the season continues.

Anth Carr is an excellent prospect at prop. He's tall, fast and powerful and is fast improving as he packs down in training with the likes of Brett Cullinane. Paul Moss is still only 17 but is one of the more talented ball players the club has produced. He plays stand off, or inside centre, and is an excellent left footed goal kicker - having borrowed his style straight from Jonny Wilkinson.

Hull finished third last season and are known to have a big strong pack - hence the changes in ours. It promises to be a very interesting afternoon.

West: Martin Todd, Carl Miller, Andrew Hare, Allan Milne, David Mullen, Davy Tighe, Darren Thomas, Mark Cholmondeley. Brett Cullinane, Michael Geritz, Paul Rudd, Andrew Davies, Stu Bennett, Ed Britton, Tim Sawyer [capt].

Reps: Henry Tones, Anth Carr, Paul Moss.