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London Irish v Bath
Venue: Madejski Stadium
Date: Saturday, 20 September Kick-off: 1500 BST</div>
Nick Kennedy returns for London Irish having recovered from illness in one of four changes to the starting XV.
Peter Richards replaces Paul Hodgson at scrum-half, hooker David Paice replaces Danie Coetzee and prop Alex Corbisiero replaces Tonga Lea'aetoa. .
Former Bradford Bulls rugby league player Shontayne Hape is closing in on his first-team bow for Bath after a steady introduction to union.
Bath have several fresh injury concerns, but are set to stick with Butch James despite a poor kicking display last week.
Bath's defence and skills coach Brad Davis on fly-half Butch James said "Butch is one of those players, like all great players, if they've had a sub-par performance they want to put it right, so he's looked great in training this week.
"There's been no questions asked on our part about what he can deliver and we're expecting a really solid performance from him.
"We've looked at our mindset going into this weekend's game, we've put the disappointments of Gloucester behind us and now we're looking forward to the match."
London Irish: Hewat; Ojo, Armitage, Mapusua, Tagicakibau, Hickey, Richards; Corbisiero, Paice, Rautenbach, Kennedy, Johnson, Thorpe, Armitage, Hala'Ufia.
Replacements: Lea'aetoa, Coetzee, Rouse, Fisher, Thompstone, Hodgson, Sevealii.
Bath: Abendanon; Maddock, Crockett, Fuimaono-Sapolu, Cuthbert, James, Classens; Barnes, Mears, Bell, Harrison, Short, Hooper, Lipman (capt), Scaysbrook.
Replacements: Dixon, Flatman, Stevens, Ovens, Bemand, Berne, Cheeseman.
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London Irish v Bath
Venue: Madejski Stadium
Date: Saturday, 20 September Kick-off: 1500 BST</div>
Nick Kennedy returns for London Irish having recovered from illness in one of four changes to the starting XV.
Peter Richards replaces Paul Hodgson at scrum-half, hooker David Paice replaces Danie Coetzee and prop Alex Corbisiero replaces Tonga Lea'aetoa. .
Former Bradford Bulls rugby league player Shontayne Hape is closing in on his first-team bow for Bath after a steady introduction to union.
Bath have several fresh injury concerns, but are set to stick with Butch James despite a poor kicking display last week.
Bath's defence and skills coach Brad Davis on fly-half Butch James said "Butch is one of those players, like all great players, if they've had a sub-par performance they want to put it right, so he's looked great in training this week.
"There's been no questions asked on our part about what he can deliver and we're expecting a really solid performance from him.
"We've looked at our mindset going into this weekend's game, we've put the disappointments of Gloucester behind us and now we're looking forward to the match."
London Irish: Hewat; Ojo, Armitage, Mapusua, Tagicakibau, Hickey, Richards; Corbisiero, Paice, Rautenbach, Kennedy, Johnson, Thorpe, Armitage, Hala'Ufia.
Replacements: Lea'aetoa, Coetzee, Rouse, Fisher, Thompstone, Hodgson, Sevealii.
Bath: Abendanon; Maddock, Crockett, Fuimaono-Sapolu, Cuthbert, James, Classens; Barnes, Mears, Bell, Harrison, Short, Hooper, Lipman (capt), Scaysbrook.
Replacements: Dixon, Flatman, Stevens, Ovens, Bemand, Berne, Cheeseman.
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