Ryan puts his faith in youth

Gloucester Rugby head coach Dean Ryan has made seven changes to the cherry and whites side to face London Wasps at Adams Park tomorrow (3pm).

An already long injury list has been added to with Olivier Azam and James Simpson-Daniel ruled out in addition to long term absentees Mike Tindall and Iain Balshaw.

Gloucester have received special dispensation from the RFU that will allow Elite Performance Squad members Luke Narraway and Olly Morgan to play their third game of a hectic week.

The youthful squad features several players from the Gloucester Academy including the likes of Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Dan Williams and Dave Lewis who were all named in the England U20 Junior World Cup squad this week.

Young fly-half Freddie Burns has been named in a matchday squad for the first time, taking the place of Ryan Lamb who misses out.

Internationals Greg Somerville, Marco Bortolami, Apo Satala, Rory Lawson and Anthony Allen all return to the starting line up.

Gloucester have to win at Adams Park against reigning champions London Wasps, ideally with a try bonus point, to give themselves any chance of making the last four for a third year in a row.

However, that will not be enough if Harlequins, Bath Rugby and London Irish all get a minimum of two points.

Gloucester Rugby team to face Wasps: Olly Morgan; Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Anthony Allen, Mark Foster; Carlos Spencer, Rory Lawson; Alasdair Dickinson, Scott Lawson, Greg Somerville; Adam Eustace, Marco Bortolami; Luke Narraway, Apo Satala, Gareth Delve (capt)

Reps: Andy Titterrell, Nick Wood, Alex Brown, Dan Williams, Dave Lewis, Olly Barkley, Freddie Burns.

GLOUCESTER legend Phil Vickery returns to the Wasps side to face his former team mates, while wing Tom Voyce makes his last appearance before joining Gloucester.

Vickery is one of four players playing their last games of club rugby ahead of the Lions tour to South Africa.

The former Gloucester prop will join team-mates Riki Flutey, Simon Shaw and Joe Worsley in Ian McGeechan's Lions squad.

Former Painswick prop Tim Payne will pack down alongside Vickery and Rob Webber in the Wasps front row.

England World Cup winner Josh Lewsey will make his 262nd and last competitive appearance for Waps.

The 32-year-old will play his last game in front of his home crowd before permanently hanging up his boots after the Barbarians' summer tour to Australia.

London Wasps: Lachlan Mitchell, Tom Voyce, Dominic Waldouck, Riki Flutey, Josh Lewsey, Danny Cipriani, Joe Simpson: Tim Payne, Rob Webber, Phil Vickery, Simon Shaw, George Skivington, Joe Worsley, Serge Betsen (C), John Hart

Reps: Joe Ward, Charlie Beech, Richard Birkett, James Haskell, Mark Robinson, Jeremy Staunton, Hugo Ellis.