OXFORD University captain Jacob Taylor has named 13 Blues in his 30-man squad to tour Russia.

The Dark Blues will spend two weeks in St Petersburg and Moscow, with matches against St Petersburg Univer-sity (Sunday) and RC Slava (Saturday, September 20).

Prop Lewis Anderson, who has won four Blues is the most experienced member of the squad.

Ian Williams, James Wisson, Nick Gardner, Tom Reeson-Price, Graeme MacGilchrist and Fraser Heathcote have Blues among his fellow forwards.

Fly half Taylor is joined by Ed Doe, Henry Hughes, Henry Lamont, Matt Janney and Zandy Macdonald as the backs to have Varsity Match experience.

Oxford University: Anderson*, Williams*, Wisson*, Gardner*, Symington, Scaife, Reeson-Price*, Taylor, MacGilchrist*, Peter, Heathcote*, Messum, Morlet, Thomas, Weir, Western, de Berker, Geiger, Cullen, Goodfellow, Doe*, Hughes*, Lamont*, Boardman, Cox, Mansfield, Janney*, Collias, Corry, Macdonald*, Taylor* (capt). * denotes Blue.

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