Head coach Justin Burnell believes the vote of confidence he has given his London Welsh side by naming the same starting line-up to face Lyon at Oxford’s Kassam Stadium tomorrow (2.30) will reap rewards.

Burnell keeps faith with the side who showed plenty of spirit in a 26-3 defeat by Bordeaux Begles in Pool 4 last week.

And he said: “It would have been quite easy to have gone over to France and rolled over, but they didn’t.

“I’m looking forward to tomorrow because I think these boys will come out and pay back the vote of confidence we’ve given them.”

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One player who won’t be involved is Matthew Dobson, who suffered a broken arm against Bordeaux.

His place as replacement hooker is taken by Koree Britton.

London Welsh: Elder, Stegmann, Lewis, Barkley, Crane, Roberts, Lewis, Aholelei, Morris, Cooper, Schofield, Corker (capt), McCaffrey, Thorpe, Pienaar. Reps: Britton, Reeves, Gilding, McNally, Browne, Rowley, Awcock, Kear.

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