Matt Everard admitted earlier in the week that it was a tough task to cut the side down to 23, but remained confident with the side he had chosen to run out on Sixways in their Champ Rugby opener.
Warriors have made no changes to the back-row trio that started their pre-season bout against Bath, seeing captain Matt Rogerson at eight, alongside Tim Anstee and Matt Kvesic – the only man to play in the last game before suspension and the first match of the return.
Billy Keast and Tim Hoyt both start at prop, with Will Biggs starting at hooker, having joined up from opponents Coventry.
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Loanee Harvey Cuckson goes straight into the side after officially joining from Bath earlier today. He suits up alongside Côme Joussain, who did not feature in the side’s pre-season match with Bath, while dealing with a minor injury.
Welsh international Lloyd Williams starts again at scrum-half, while Will Reed starts at fly-half.
Billy Twelvetrees and Tom Seabrook again step into the centres.
Louis Brown – the man who crossed over first against Bath and therefore scored the first try back at Sixways – wears the number 15 shirt, while Alfie Garside and Roman Zheng complete the starting line-up on the wings.
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Austin Wallis, Livai Natave and Ashley Challenger are the front-row replacements, alongside Hallam Chapman, Thabo Ndimande and Khalik Kareem also available off the bench for the scrum.
Scrum-half Jake Garside and James Short complete the 23.
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Full Worcester Warriors side to host Coventry on Saturday, October 4
15 Louis Brown, 14 Roma Zheng, 13 Tom Seabrook, 12 Billy Twelvetrees, 11 Alfie Garside, 10 Will Reed, 9 Lloyd Williams; 1 Billy Keast, 2 Will Biggs, 3 Tim Hoyt, 4 Côme Joussain, 5 Harvey Cuckson, 6 Tim Anstee, 7 Matt Kvesic, 8 Matt Rogerson
16 Austin Wallis, 17 Livai Natave, 18 Ashley Challenger, 19 Hallam Chapman, 20 Thabo Ndimande, 21 Jake Garside, 22 James Short, 23 Khalik Kareem
