The matchday squad for Saturday's Premiership Women's Rugby away game against Bristol Bears Women has been named.

Meg Jones is amongst nine players returning to action after missing the defeat to Saracens.

In the pack, Leah Bartlett and Sophie Benavent partner Nikki Simpson in the front row, Charlotte Fray is included in the second row and Roisin McBrien moves back to flanker alongside Julia Omokhuale in the back row.

Amy Relf returns at scrum-half, while Evie Wills and Jones are partnered up in the midfield. Meanwhile, in the back three, Emily Henrich shifts back to the wing to link up with Francesca McGhie and Claire Gallagher.

Speaking ahead of the game, Hudson said: "We need set piece dominance from our pack and physicality in the carry.

"In the backline we've got a number of key distributors and we want to really stretch their defence. 

"I need to see a big performance from those nine girls who are coming back in."

STARTING XV
15 Claire Gallagher [16]
14 Emily Henrich [9] 
13 Meg Jones [17]
12 Evie Wills [12]
11 Francesca McGhie [21]
10 Natasha Jones [48]
9 Amy Relf [50]
1 Leah Bartlett [24]
2 Nikki Simpson [12]
3 Sophie Benavent [9]
4 Eva Donaldson [23]
5 Charlotte Fray [34]
6 Julia Omokhuale [16]
7 Roisin McBrien [44] (c)
8 Tahlia Brody [18]

REPLACEMENTS
16 Jordan Russell [9]
17 Abbey Constable [8]
18 Clodagh Dunne [1] 
19 Tiana Gordon [8]
20 Morgan Richardson [50]
21 Jenny Maxwell [13]
22 Tess Feury [23]
23 Katie Childs [42]