JOE Taufete'e will make his Worcester Warriors debut at French club Brive in the European Challenge Cup tomorrow (8pm).

The USA international, who moved to Sixways in December, will start at hooker alongside Biyi Alo and captain Ryan Bower.

Warriors are also boosted by the return of  Perry Humphreys, who makes his first appearance since October's trip to Leicester Tigers.

Worcester suffered a 25-24 defeat against Brive when the sides met at Sixways in October.

Warriors have named a blend of youth and experience for the trip to France as the likes of Marco Mama and Matt Cox are named in the back row.

Luke Baldwin makes his first start for the club since the reverse game with Brive at Sixways.

Will Spencer partners Andrew Kitchener in the second row, while Huw Taylor will start at six.

Jamie Shillcock gets another opportunity to impress at fly-half in a backline which also includes Dean Hammond, Connor Braid, Max Stelling and Ben Howard.

Warriors have named a strong bench as Jonny Arr could be set for his first appearance in over a month, while Val Rapava Ruskin, Darren Barry and Ryan Mills are also included.

Head coach Carl Hogg said: "Brive are a big side who have a big physical scrum. So we've got to get some tempo in the game and get them moving about.

"We've named a more senior squad than we previously have in Europe. Obviously we have to find some form and we'll use the next month to do that.

"We need to get some confidence back in the side, build momentum and turn it around.”

Warriors:

15 Ben Howard

14 Perry Humphreys

13 Max Stelling

12 Connor Braid

11 Dean Hammond

10 Jamie Shillcock

9 Luke Baldwin

1 Ryan Bower (C)

2 Joe Taufete'e

3 Biyi Alo

4 Andrew Kitchener

5 Will Spencer

6 Huw Taylor

7 Marco Mama

8 Matt Cox

Replacements:

16 Jack Singleton

17 Val Rapava Ruskin

18 Mike Daniels

19 Darren Barry

20 Sam Betty

21 George de Cothi

22 Jonny Arr

23 Ryan Mills