WARRIORS have named a young side to take on Nottingham at Meadow Lane in the British & Irish Cup first round on Sunday (3pm).

Worcester Cavaliers captain Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier will make his first Warriors appearance and skipper the side.

Lock Shay Kerry and back-row Huw Taylor will also be handed their Warriors debuts as the youngsters look to emulate the success of the Cavaliers in the Aviva A-League, in which they have won their first four games.

The backline sees Perry Humphreys, who played on the wing in the Rotherham Titans victory, switch to full-back, while James Stephenson gets his first Warriors start on the wing since January.

Dean Hammond comes in at centre for the first time since playing at Harlequins in March, with Max Stelling alongside him.

Josh Watkins will start on the wing to earn his fourth Warriors cap, while Tiff Eden is at fly-half.

A young front row sees Jack Cosgrove earn his maiden Warriors start alongside Niall Annett and Mike Daniels.

Darren O'Shea lines-up next to Kerry in the second row, while Andrew Boyce gets his first Warriors starting berth in the back row with Richard de Carpentier and 18-year-old Taylor at number eight.

Warriors: Humphreys; Stephenson, Hammond, Stelling, Watkins; Eden, Bruzulier, Cosgrove, Annett, Daniels, Kerry, O'Shea, de Carpentier, Boyce, Taylor.

Replacements: Sowrey, Fainga'anuku, Rees, Perks, de Cothi, Fatiaki, Hughes.