London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell has made five changes ahead of the Aviva Premiership clash with Harlequins at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium on Sunday (2.30).

Former Quin Seb Stegmann starts on the right wing, with Nic Reynolds playing at outside centre in place of the suspended Tom May.

Paul Rowley comes in at scrum half.

Ben West is set to make his Premiership debut after being named in the second row, while Pete Browne, another ex-Quin, starts at blindside flanker.

Carl Kirwan will again captain the side.

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“We’re halfway through the season and we haven’t won a game, but the work ethic this week, if anything, has gone up,” Burnell said.

“There’s nobody in our environment burying their head in the sand and that would be quite easy to do.

“It seems to be a given for many now that we will be relegated, but we don’t see it that way.

“We’re 15 points adrift and there are 11 games left, but that’s not something we discuss.

“What we discuss is that we need to keep focusing and working hard.

“People are still upbeat and it’s still a good place to be.”

Welsh, who lost 52-0 at the Twickenham Stoop in October, have not beaten Quins since 1984/85.

The hosts are captained by No 8 Nick Easter, who won 47 caps for his country, and also feature current England winger Marland Yarde.

TOMORROW’S TEAMS

Harlequins: Lindsay-Hague, Yarde, Hopper, Lowe, Tikoirotuma, Swiel, Dickson, Lambert, Gray, Collier, Matthews, Twomey, Trayfoot, Clifford, Easter (capt). Reps: Buchanan, Marfo, Sinckler, Merrick, Chisholm, Care, Botica, Williams.

London Welsh: Robinson, Stegmann, Reynolds, Jewell, Scott, Weepu, Rowley, Trevett, Vella, Vea, West, Down, P Browne, Kirwan (capt), Fonua. Reps: Britton, Reeves, Cooper, McCaffrey, Pienaar, R Lewis, Barkley, Tincknell.

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