JACOB Atkins will make his debut at fly-half for London Irish in tomorrow's British & Irish Cup quarter final against Yorkshire Carnegie at Madejski Stadium (2pm ko).
The former Redingensians Rams youngster and London Irish Academy graduate will form a half-back partnership with experienced number nine, Darren Allinson.
Elswehere, Ben Ransom starts at full-back, while Canadian international Ciaran Hearn and Ross Neal occupy the centre berths.
Dotting down 77-times during a fruitful career, club record try-scorer Topsy Ojo also gets the nod, with promising youngster Matt Williams on the other wing.
Harry Elrington, Todd Gleave and Ollie Hoskins pack down in the front-row, with Will Lloyd and Josh McNally providing industry in the second-row.
Skipper Luke Narraway, Conor Gilsenan and Senitiki Nayalo inject power to the back-row as the Exiles look to book their place in the last four of the competition.
Jacob Atkins in action during his Redingensians Rams days.
Impressive away wins against Ospreys Premier Select and Connacht Eagles in the pool stages have gone some way to securing Irish a place in the knockout stages.
Exiles Director of Rugby Nick Kennedy said: “As part of our rotation policy, the tournament has enabled us to give a number of players some much needed game time, which has stimulated competition for places throughout the season.
“The performances in the cup have been very good and I’m looking forward to seeing how the lads do this weekend against a well organised Yorkshire Carnegie outfit.
“We’ve had another excellent week of training and the lads are in good shape for what promises to be a very tough encounter against last season’s British and Irish Cup runners up.”
Tickets are available for the game by calling 0118 968 1016 or go to www.london-irish.com
Irish go into tomorrow's clash brimming with confidence, having won 20-14 at Yorkshire Carnegie last weekend to make it 16 Greene King IPA Championship wins in a row.
London Irish: 15 Ben Ransom, 14 Topsy Ojo, 13 Ciaran Hearn, 12 Ross Neal, 11 Matt Williams, 10 Jacob Atkins, 9 Darren Allinson, 1 Harry Elrington, 2 Todd Gleave, 3 Ollie Hoskins, 4 Will Lloyd, 5 Josh McNally, 6 Luke Narraway (c), 7 Conor Gilsenan, 8 Senitiki Nayalo.
Replacements: 16 Dave Porecki, 17 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi, 18 Austin Hay, 19 Jebb Sinclair, 20 Jerry Sexton, 21 Rory Brand, 22 Connor Murphy
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