Moving their Guinness Premiership Round 21 fixture to the home of English rugby - Twickenham Stadium - the Club have named their side for the inaugural St George's Day Game that will also raise money for Help for Heroes, with £1 per ticket sold going to the charity.
Phil Vickery will also achieve a Club milestone tomorrow. He will make his 50th Club appearance if he comes off the bench, following his return to action against Worcester last weekend.
Director of Rugby, Tony Hanks, has made only three changes to the 1XV that secured Wasps' first win at Sixways last weekend, with Mark Van Gisbergen, Tim Payne and Joe Worsley named in the starting line up. The changes see Zak Taulafo, John Hart and Ben Jacobs named amongst the replacements, along with David Lemi who returns from a calf strain.
Looking ahead to the game, Hanks said, "The St George's Day Game is a very fitting one for Wasps. We have always supported English rugby and will continue to do so. That's reflected by the high number of English-qualified players in our team. 17 of last weekend's 23-man squad at Worcester were English-qualified and the same number is again fielded at Twickenham. The great thing though is that the non-English players including the likes of Serge Betsen, Ben Jacobs, Steve Kefu, Dan Leo, David Lemi, Zak Taulafo have also really bought into that Club ethos and this game.
"We come into the game on the back of some good form with recent wins over London Irish, Gloucester and a first ever away win at Worcester. We know Bath have been in good form recently and that we will have to play well for the full eighty minutes to get the result we need. For us, it's effectively a fourth week of knockout rugby, and the squad have really embraced the challenge that presents.
"There are a couple of important milestones which are very important for Wasps - Phil Vickery's 50th game for Wasps and Tom Rees 100th Club outing. Congratulations go to Tom and to Phil, and we look forward to them both playing many more games in the Black and Gold.
"The whole buzz of being involved in the big game atmosphere really does have a significant impact and with sales now nearing 60,000 it is set up to be a great occasion with some highly competitive rugby combined with a great charitable cause and great day out."
Make sure you're at Twickenham this Saturday to experience the very first St George's Day Game. Tickets will be available from the stadium on the day.
London Wasps
15. Mark Van Gisbergen
14. Paul Sackey
13. Dom Waldouck
12. Steve Kefu
11. Tom Varndell
10. Danny Cipriani
9. Joe Simpson
1. Tim Payne
2. Rob Webber
3. Ben Broster
4. Simon Shaw
5. George Skivington
6. Joe Worsley
7. Tom Rees (C)
8. Dan Ward-Smith
16. Tom Lindsay
17. Phil Vickery
18. Zak Taulafo
19. John Hart
20. Serge Betsen
21. David Lemi
22. Dave Walder
23. Ben Jacobs
Bath Rugby
15. Nick Abendanon
14. Joe Maddock
13. Matt Carraro
12. Olly Barkley
11. Matt Banahan
10. Butch James
9. Michael Claassens
1. David Barnes
2. Lee Mears
3. Duncan Bell
4. Stuart Hooper
5. Danny Grewcock
6. Andy Beattie
7. Julian Salvi
8. Luke Watson
16. Pieter Dixon
17. Nathan Catt
18. David Wilson
19. Scott Hobson
20. Ben Skirving
21. Scott Bemand
22. Shontayne Hape
23. Jack Cuthbert
