WORCESTER Cavaliers welcome back winger Dean Hammond for tonight's Aviva A-League final against Saracens Storm at Sixways (kick-off 7.30pm).

The South African is part of a backline which includes full-back Ben Howard, centres Alex Grove and Ravai Fatiaki, and fellow wing James Stephenson.

Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier skippers the side at scrum-half, while Ignacio Mieres starts at fly-half.

In the forwards, 18-year-old Huw Taylor returns to the back-row alongside number-eight Richard de Carpentier and Cavaliers' top try-scorer Mat Gilbert.

James Percival and Dan Sanderson remain in the second-row while Tongan international Ofa Fainga'anuku starts in the front-row next to Niall Annett and Joe Rees.

Charlie Mulchrone is among the replacements for Cavaliers who are seeking a first-ever Aviva A-League title.

Cavaliers

15 Ben Howard

14 James Stephenson

13 Alex Grove

12 Ravai Fatiaki

11 Dean Hammond

10 Ignacio Mieres

9 Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier

1 Ofa Fainga'anuku

2 Niall Annett

3 Joe Rees

4 James Percival

5 Dan Sanderson

6 Huw Taylor

7 Mat Gilbert

8 Richard de Carpentier

Replacements:

16 Ben Sowrey

17 Ryan Bower

18 Mike Daniels

19 Shay Kerry

20 Charlie Mulchrone

21 Robbie Keith

22 Perry Humphreys

23 Andrew Boyce