NICK Auterac, Rob Webber and Henry Thomas will start in the front row for Bath tomorrow as they take on West Country rivals Exeter Chiefs at the Rec (kick-off 2pm).

Auterac, Webber and Thomas switch places with Paul James, Ross Batty and David Wilson, who started last Saturday’s victory over Gloucester and are named on the bench.

Elsewhere in the pack, Matt Garvey returns to the blindside flank, combining with Francois Louw and Leroy Houston to make up the back row, and Dominic Day joins captain Stuart Hooper in the engine room once more.

Horacio Agulla comes in at right wing.

Bath Rugby team to face Exeter Chiefs: 15. Anthony Watson 14. Horacio Agulla 13. Jonathan Joseph 12. Kyle Eastmond 11. Matt Banahan 10. George Ford 9. Chris Cook 1. Nick Auterac 2. Rob Webber 3. Henry Thomas 4. Stuart Hooper ( c ) 5. Dominic Day 6. Matt Garvey 7. Francois Louw 8. Leroy Houston.

Replacements: 16. Ross Batty 17. Paul James 18. David Wilson 19. Dave Attwood 20. Carl Fearns 21. Sam Burgess 22. Micky Young 23. Ollie Devoto.

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