Willie has started every game he has been available for this season, making 21 appearances in the 2021/22 campaign, while he has played more minutes than anyone else with 1,647 to his name.

He is part of an unchanged and powerful back-row, with captain Ben Manning at openside and Fred Tuilagi at No 8.

Seven changes – four positional – have been made to the rest of the side which started against Rams last Friday night, with Mark Darlington, Alex Hunt and Jack Walsh coming into the XV.

In the forwards, Darlington returns from international duty with the Netherlands to start at hooker, with Hunt stepping up from the bench at tighthead prop. Soane Tonga’uiha continues at loosehead, with the rest of the pack unaltered. Ben Glynn and Conor Brockschmidt are our lock pairing, with Ryan, Manning and Tuilagi in the back row.

Walsh comes in at fly-half for his first start since the end of January, forming a new half-back partnership with Luke Carter.

There is a bit of a reshuffle in the rest of the backs, with James Bourton moving to inside centre, Jason Worrall to 13, Kieran Goss to the right wing and Nick Smith to full back, while Dean Hammond continues on the left wing.

Keston Lines, Charley Robinson, Alfie North, Sam Yawayawa and George Grose are our finishers.

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15. Nick Smith (14 caps)
14. Kieran Goss (131 caps)
13. Jason Worrall (39 caps)
12. James Bourton (21 caps)
11. Dean Hammond (10 caps)
10. Jack Walsh (14 caps)
9. Luke Carter (17 caps)
1. Soane Tonga’uiha (19 caps)
2. Mark Darlington (46 caps)
3. Alex Hunt (7 caps)
4. Ben Glynn (13 caps)
5. Conor Brockschmidt (21 caps)
6. Willie Ryan (49 caps)
7. Ben Manning (162 caps)
8. Fred Tuilagi (20 caps)

Replacements:
16. Keston Lines (15 caps)
17. Charley Robinson (7 caps)
18. Alfie North (16 caps)
19. Sam Yawayawa (34 caps)
20. George Grose* (16 caps)

*denotes homegrown