WARRIORS legends Tony Windo, Shane Drahm, Drew Hickey and Thinus Delport are all set to bid farewell to Sixways this afternoon(3pm).

The quartet have been named in the squad to face Newcastle Falcons in the Guinness Premiership as the teams battle for third-from-bottom place in the final game of the season.

Windo, who will retire at the end of this season to take up a coaching role at the club, is named in the front row alongside Wales international Chris Horsman, who is handed a first start since October.

Drahm and Delport are named in the starting line-up, while Hickey is among the replacements before the trio depart for Japan this summer.

Fijian back row Netani Talei also starts but injured centre Sam Tuitupou misses out with Dale Rasmussen returning to the line-up.

Falcons acting director of rugby Steve Bates will wait on late fitness tests on Tait brothers Mathew (hip) and Alex (head).

Warriors: Delport; Garvey, Gear, Rasmussen, Benjamin; Drahm, M Powell; Windo, Lutui, Horsman, Rawlinson, Gillies, Talei, Sanderson (c), Horstmann. Replacements: Taumoepeau, Mullan, Bowley, Hickey, Carlisle, Arr, Pennell.

Newcastle: A Tait; Phillips, M Tait, Visser, Rudd; Jones, Dickson; Golding, Vickers, D Wilson, Perry, Sorenson, Woods, Williamson, Beattie (c). Replacements: Batty, McDonnell, Swinson, Browne, B Wilson, Grindal, Miller.

2:45pm Saturday 10th May 2008

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