Leading those is the return of Ed Hoadley to first-team action, the scrum-half looking like he hadn’t missed a beat in his first game in more than a year against Chinnor Under 23s on Wednesday night.
The former London Scottish ace is the only alteration to a backline which has been racking up the tries in the first six weeks of the campaign, meaning leading point-scorer Mike Cooke is alongside him at fly-half.
Morgan MacRae leads the try-scoring charts with six in six at inside centre, while Axel Kalling-Smith has four to his name in a dangerous midfield.
South African wing Luke Graham made it two doubles in two games with a pair of fabulous finishes in last week’s 31-28 home success against Birmingham Moseley, while fellow wing Charlie Robson sandwiched those efforts which came in a blistering nine-minute first-half burst.
Zach Clow completes the three-quarters at full-back looking to add to his 36 career scores to date.
Prop swaps as Marris and Lomas start
There are a brace of prop swaps as Ant Marris and Ryan Lomas return to the front row at Station Road, captain Max Hayman set for a 99th cap which tees him up for a ton before the first block of fixtures ends.
The engine room of Connor Stapley and Harry Stone is united for the sixth time in seven outings this term, while there is a recall for Mikey Duda on the open-side flank.
The tackling machine, who has missed the past two weeks, is joined by the dynamic duo of Ben Atkins and Willo Bicknell in rounding out the starting line-up.
Tull back in familiar area, Grundy returns
Leading the charge from the bench are props Paddy Harris and James Baker, while back row Aaron Tull is a former Clifton College Sixth Form scholar who captained Bristol Bears to Under 18 Premiership glory in his second year at the school.
Fit-again Rowan Grundy is in line for a first appearance of the season and able to cover a multitude of positions, with scrum-half Ollie Hodgson finalising the matchday 20.
Prop George Breese, hooker Pete Austin, second/back row Liam Elston and versatile back Andrew Lamb are travelling reserves.
Rams Team @ Clifton
(15-9, 1-8) Clow, Graham, Kalling-Smith, MacRae, Robson, Cooke, Hoadley; Marris, Hayman ©, Lomas, Stapley, Stone, Atkins, Duda, Bicknell
Replacements: Harris, Baker, Tull, Grundy, Hodgson
Travelling Reserves: Breese, Austin, Elston, Lamb
