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Western Force coach John Mitchell says he is happy to field a less experienced side for Saturday's match against the Chiefs in Perth because his team has very little chance of making the Super 14 finals.
James O'Connor, just 17, will make his starting debut alongside fly half Matt Giteau, who returns after missing the loss to Queensland with concussion.
Mitchell says the Force has nothing to lose going into the final three matches of the season.
"If we were going to still be right in the hunt to contest finals maybe I'd go for a bit more experience, but why wait til next year to let all your young guys experience Super 14?" he said.
"It's important now to get them started so when we come into the program next year, there's no guessing for any youngster."
Giteau says he is looking forward to playing alongside O'Connor in attack.
"It should be good, obviously he's got some huge raps on him," he said.
"He's a very skilful player, he's not a big player, but I think he'll create a lot in attack and that's very exciting for a guy like me.
"Hopefully I'll get a bit more space with a guy like Jimmy outside me."
James Stannard will start at scrum half with O'Connor slotting in at inside centre.
Matt Hodgson will start at Number 8 for the first time in his career.
Scott Staniforth (knee injury) Tamaiti Horua (knee), Tom Hockings (shoulder), Haig Sare (ankle) and Sam Wykes (hamstring) were all unavailable for selection.
Western Force: Pek Cowan, Tai McIsaac, Troy Takiari, David Pusey, Nathan Sharpe (c), Scott Fava, David Pocock, Matt Hodgson, James Stannard, Matt Giteau (vc), Drew Mitchell, James O'Connor, Ryan Cross, Nick Cummins, Cameron Shepherd. Reserves: Luke Holmes, Kieran Longbottom, Sitaleki Timani, Richard Brown, Chris O'Young, Scott Daruda, Dane Haylett-Petty.
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