Challenge Cup line-ups: Pool Five
Gloucester have rested a number of players as they host Rovigo while La Rochelle and Agen face off for the Pool lead.
Bryan Redpath has rested a number of players as Gloucester face off against Rovigo in their Amlin Challenge Cup second round match.
The Cherry and Whites came unstuck in their opening European encounter Agen, but will be confident of getting back on track when they welcome Rovigo to Kingsholm.
Redpath has handed 20-year-old fly-half Freddie Burns his first start of the season, with Burns set to lead a backline that has a good mix of youth and experience.
The Gloucester boss is confident that Burns is up to the challenge.
“Freddie's only played 40minutes since June. It's a chance for him to shine and get some game time under his belt,” Redpath told This is Gloucestershire.
“He's a great young talent, and managing the game from the start is something he's going to be judged on, and Saturday's a real opportunity for him.”
Rovigo were comprehensively beaten by Le Rochelle last weekend and coach Polla Roux has responded by making nine changes and one positional switch to his starting line-up. The changes include a complete overhaul of both the front row and the half-back pairing.
The teams:
Gloucester: 15. Olly Morgan, 14. James Simpson-Daniel, 13. Henry Trinder, 12. Jonny May, 11. Lesley Vainikolo, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Dave Lewis, 1 Alasdair Dickinson, 2 Scott Lawson, 3 Paul Doran-Jones, 4 Jim Hamilton, 5 Alex Brown, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 7 Andy Hazell, 8 Luke Narraway
Replacements:16 Darren Dawiduik, 17 Nick Wood, 18 Pierre Capdevielle, 19 Peter Buxton, 20 Brett Deacon, 21 Jordi Pasqualin, 22 Nicky Robinson, 23 Charlie Sharples
Rovigo: 15 Stefan Basson, 14 Andrea Bacchetti, 13 Alberto Lunardon, 12 Francesco Zarattini, 11 Marko Stanojevic, 10 Davide Duca, 9 Michele Zanirato, 8 Agustin Guzman, 7. Jean-François Montauriol, 6. Younes Anouer, 5. Daniele Tumiati, 4. Tomasso Reato, 3. Vittorio Golfetti, 2. Flavio Damiano, 1. Nicola Quaglio
Replacements:16 Luke Mahoney, 17 Rik Dolcetto, 18 Giovanni Boccalon, 19 Marco Barion, 20 Aaron Persico, 21 German Bustos, 22 Marcello De Gasperi, 23 Alberto Zorzi,
Date: Saturday, October 16
Venue: Kingsholm
Kick-off: 15:00 (14:00 GMT)
Referee: Mathieu Raynal
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La Rochelle v Agen
Pool leaders La Rochelle host fellow French challengers Agen on Saturday.
Both teams are coming off wins in Round One after La Rochelle smashed Rovigo on the road and Agen upset Gloucester at home.
The teams:
La Rochelle: 15 Romain Lacoste, 14 Maxime Le Bourhis, 13 Vincent Roux, 12 Seru Rabeni, 11 Thomas Combezou, 10 Benjamin Dambielle, 9 Benjamin Ferrou, 8 Romain Carmignani, 7 Nicolas Djebaili, 6 Quentin D'Aram de Valada, 5 Jacobus Grobler, 4 Georges Souvent, 3 Tamato Leupolu, 2 Franco Pani, 1 Andres Bordoy.
Replacements:16 Laurent Simutoga, 17 Stéphane Clement, 18 Jonathan Garcia, 19 Robert Mohr, 20 Peïo Som, 21 Damien Neveu, 22 Remi Tales, 23 Guillaume Devade,
Agen: 15 Florent Cazeaux , 14 Kevin Swiryn, 13 Manu Ahotaeiloa, 12 Romain Edmond-Samuel, 11 Saimoni Vaka, 10 Conrad Barnard, 9 Maxime Machenaud, 8 Alejandro Campos, 7 Jerome Mondoulet, 6 John O'Sullivan, 5 Cyril Chavet , 4 Thibault Lassale, 3 Beka Sheklashvili, 2 Brice Mach, 1 Mosese Moala.
Replacements: 16 Jalil Narjissi, 17 Gert Muller, 18 Karim Kouider, 19 Damien Lagrange, 20 Opéti Fonua, 21 Alexi Bales, 22 Valentin Courrent, 23 Ratu Kolinisau,
Date: Saturday, October 16
Venue: Stade Marcel Deflandre, La Rochelle
Kick-off: 20.45 (18.45 GMT)
Referee: Greg Garner