WORCESTER Warriors have made nine changes for their European Challenge Cup opener against Brive at Sixways tomorrow (3pm).

Only Ben Te'o, Chris Pennell, Jonny Arr, Jamie Shillcock, Sam Lewis and GJ van Velze have retained their places after last Saturday's 29-13 defeat at Bath.

Summer signing Tom Howe is set to make his debut after being named on the wing while flanker Huw Taylor will also make his first appearance of the season.

It’s all-change in the front row as Ethan Waller, Joe Taufete’e and Gareth Milasinovich start for the first time this season after having only featured from the bench in the Aviva Premiership to date.

Pierce Phillips is recalled to the second row and lines up next to Christian Scotland-Williamson who is handed his first start of the campaign.

Perry Humphreys returns to a back three which includes Pennell and Howe while Taylor is in the back row alongside Lewis and van Velze who captains the side in place of Donncha O'Callaghan.

Wynand Olivier will get his first start of the campaign next to Te’o in the centres after returning from injury in last weekend’s clash at Bath.

Fit-again duo Darren Barry and Michael Dowsett are among the replacements.

First-team regulars O'Callaghan, Josh Adams, Jackson Willison, David Denton, Will Spencer and Alafoti Fa'osiliva have not been included in the matchday 23.

Worcester Warriors

15 Chris Pennell.

14 Tom Howe.

13 Wynand Olivier.

12 Ben Te’o.

11 Perry Humphreys.

10 Jamie Shillcock.

9 Jonny Arr.

1 Ethan Waller.

2 Joe Taufete’e.

3 Gareth Milasinovich.

4 Christian Scotland-Williamson.

5 Pierce Phillips.

6 Huw Taylor.

7 Sam Lewis.

8 GJ van Velze (C).

Replacements.

16 Jack Singleton.

17 Ryan Bower.

18 Biyi Alo.

19 Darren Barry.

20 Matti Williams.

21 Michael Dowsett.

22 Jono Lance.

23 Dean Hammond.