CENTRE Jonathan Joseph will make his 50th Bath appearance in this Sunday's European Rugby Champions Cup match in Toulon, (4.15pm local time).
In the club's first ever competitive meeting with the three-time European champions, Stuart Hooper returns to captain the team in a second row that also features Wales international Dominic Day.
At the coalface, Nick Auterac (loosehead), Rob Webber (hooker) and David Wilson (tighthead) start together for the second time this season.
The back row of blindside Matt Garvey, openside Francois Louw and number eight Leroy Houston is the same that started Bath's 19-16 Champions Cup victory against Leinster in November. Chris Cook and England stand-off George Ford make up the half-back pairing, while Joseph is joined in midfield by Kyle Eastmond.
For the sixth time this season, wings Matt Banahan and Semesa Rokoduguni and full-back Anthony Watson form the back three.
Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Rob Webber, David Wilson, Stuart Hooper (c), Dominic Day, Matt Garvey, Francois Louw, Leroy Houston. Reps: Ross Batty, Max Lahiff, Henry Thomas, Charlie Ewels, David Denton, Jonathan Evans, Rhys Priestland, Tom Homer.
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