Sunday's grueling 10-10 draw with Worcester has taken its toll on Leeds Carnegie with Director of Rugby Stuart Lancaster forced into making seven changes to his starting line up for this Friday's game against Newcastle Falcons at Headingley Carnegie, kick off 7pm.
Vili Ma'asi (bicep), Adam Balding (knee), Calum Clark (hip), Jonny Hepworth (knee) and Andy Tuilagi (shoulder) have all been ruled out from last week whilst Fosi Pala'amo has failed to recover in time from the calf strain he suffered the previous week against Bristol.
Rob Rawlinson returns at hooker whilst Kearnan Myall reverts to the second row to accommodate the return of Jon Dunbar in the back row. Rhys Oakley comes in for the injured Adam Balding.
In the back line Lee Blackett and Rob Vickerman replace the injured Hepworth and Tuilagi whilst Apo Satala returns in place of John Holtby.
James Parkes, Mark Lock and Jon Goodridge come in to the squad for a place amongst the replacements.
The team in full is:
15. Leigh Hinton
14. Apo Satala
13. Rob Vickerman
12. Lee Blackett
11. Tom Biggs
10. Alberto Di Bernardo
9. Joe Bedford
1. Mike MacDonald
2. Rob Rawlinson
3. Tommy McGee
4. Stuart Hooper
5. Kearnan Myall
6. Jon Dunbar
7. Hendre Fourie
8. Rhys Oakley
16. Adam Hopcroft
17. James Parkes
18. Erik Lund
19. Mark Lock
20. James Brooks
21. John Holtby
22. Jon Goodridge