Gloucester Rugby have made late changes to their back row for the LV= Cup tie at home to Cardiff Blues (Sunday 3pm) following their final team run on Saturday morning.

Adam Eustace, originally named amongst the replacements, comes in to play on the blindside flank with Scotland international Alasdair Strokosch wearing the number seven jersey.

Akapusi Qera, who had been named in the starting line up when the side was announced on Friday, drops down to the replacements bench.

Finally, Jake Boer picked up a knock in the team run and is replaced in the matchday 23 by Apo Satala.

Meanwhile, Nicky Robinson will face his old team-mates for the first time as Gloucester battle Cardiff Blues in the LV Cup tomorrow (3pm).

The Welsh fly-half has some youngsters for company in the Gloucester starting line-up, with Freddie Burns and Henry Trinder at full-back and outside centre respectively.

Akapusi Qera for the injured Andy Hazell is the only other change from the team which faced Sale a week ago, as head coach Bryan Redpath opts for a blend of youth and experience.

Robinson has been looking forward to the visit of Cardiff ever since the two sides were drawn against each other in the Anglo/Welsh competition.

Gloucester will need no reminding the Blues are the holders, crushing the Cherry and Whites 50-12 in the final at the end of last season.

Forwards coach Varl Hogg, standing in for Redpath at the Gloucester press conference yesterday, said: "Nicky's got the inside track on them.

"He's been very helpful this week in the analysis.

"We've definitely been tapping into him."

Elsewhere, James Simpson- Daniel and Lesley Vainikolo are the wingers, former Nottingham man Tim Molenaar is alongside Trinder at centre and Rory Lawson returns from the Scotland training camp to start at scrum-half.

Strokosch and hooker Scott Lawson are also back from Scotland duty.

Paul Doran-Jones continues at loose-head in the absence of Nick Wood and Alasdair Dickinson, while Greg Somerville returns to the tight-head side of the scrum.

Will James and Dave Attwood are the locks, and Gareth Delve skippered the side from number eight.

There is a sprinkling of youngsters among the replacements, with scrum-half Jordi Pasqualin and centre Jonny May both named.

Carlos Spencer completes the backs cover, with Jake Boer, Pierre Capdevielle, Yann Thomas and Darren Dawiduik the replacement forwards.

Revised Gloucester Rugby line up:

Burns; Simpson-Daniel, Trinder, Molenaar, Vainikolo; Robinson, R Lawson; Doran-Jones, S Lawson, Somerville; James, Attwood; Eustace, Strokosch, Delve (capt)

Replacements:

Dawiduik, Thomas, Capdevielle, Satala, Qera, Pasqualin, Spencer, May