The former Mini, who rejoined the club from London Irish in the summer, has overcome injury to take his slot at fly-half against the unbeaten HALBRO Raging Bull Shield Division One leaders.

He will have another local man, former Oratory School scrum-half Ollie Monye, inside him, with four-time Oxford University Blue Tom Humberstone at 12 and ex-Richmond player Karl Quartey returning to his former club to complete the midfield.

On the wings, Aaqil Attah and the free-scoring Sam Rennell have impressed in recent weeks, while full-back Charlie Robson scored a wonderful try in his most recent outing against Cambridge University.

Ryan Lomas, Niall Kidd and Sean McDonnell-Roberts make up the front row having more than 150 first-team caps between them, while in the engine room, Colin Thomson adds another 68.

He is partnered in the second row by the ever-present Liam Goodison, with Josh Collis skippering the side from the blind-side flank.

Youngster Mikey Duda has caught the eye on several occasions this term and starts on the opposite side of the scrum, the skilful and ball-playing No. 8 Mike Hoyt rounding out the side and likely to throw into the line-out.

There is plenty of power to come off the bench in the form of Berkshire prop Elio Mandozzi, Reading University hooker Harri Williams, ex-Bath man Mikey Etete and former Colt Roan Noone.

Among the three-quarters, Alex Sparkes has been in fine form, and he is joined by Mike Annells and Ollie Hodgson, the young scrum-half who joined from Maidenhead in the summer and who is now fit to go.

Titans Team @ Richmond Vikings

(15-9, 1-8) Robson, Attah, Quartey, Humberstone, Rennell, Makepeace-Cubitt, Monye; Lomas, Kidd, McDonnell-Roberts, Goodison, Thomson, Collis ©, Duda, Hoyt

Replacements: Mandozzi, Etete, Noone, Annells, Sparkes, Hodgson, Williams