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England's star flyhalf Danny Cipriani is on the bench for London Wasps' decisive Guinness Premiership encounter with relegation bound Leeds Carnegie at Headingley Carnegie on Saturday.

Following their crucial midweek victory at Newcastle, Jeremy Staunton will wear the Wasps No.10 jumper.

Skipper Lawrence Dallaglio, meanwhile, returns in the back row, alongside fellow England internationals Joe Worsley and James Haskell.

Wasps must win their match at Headingley Carnegie to be sure of a semifinal place, but with all the six matches kicking off at the same time, they must also chase a bonus point if they want to have a chance of a home semifinal.

Leeds Carnegie have lost their last four games in the Guinness Premiership since a 16-15 victory at home to Newcastle on March 21.

Leeds have never beaten Wasps in a dozen previous Premiership clashes, although the two sides did draw 27-all at Adams Park in November 2002.

Wasps: 15 Mark Van Gisbergen, 14 Paul Sackey, 13 Dominic Waldouck, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Tom Voyce, 10 Jeremy Staunton, 9 Eoin Reddan, 8 Lawrence Dallaglio (captain), 7 James Haskell, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Tom Palmer, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Michael Holford, 2 Raphael Ibanez, 1 Tom French.
Replacements: 16 Joe Ward, 17 Tim Payne, 18 Richard Birkett, 19 Rob Webber, 20 Mark McMillan, 21 Josh Lewsey, 22 Danny Cipriani.
 
Date: Saturday, May 10
Venue: Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Headingley
Kick-off: 15.00 (14.00 GMT)
Referee: Andrew Small
Touch judges: Alan Hughes, Don Helme
TMO: David Hudson