Worcester will launch their bid to lift the Middlesex Sevens this season with a clash against Bristol Rugby at Twickenham.

The tournament on Saturday August 16 has expanded this year to 16 teams with the addition of the Ospreys, Dragons, British Army and National One promotion contenders Leeds Carnegie.

As the precursor to the new season, the Middlesex Sevens has a developed a proud history of announcing new talent onto the domestic stage and last season one of the finds of the tournament was Warriors’ wing Miles Benjamin.

The 20 year-old helped take Worcester into the Sevens final, before making his Guinness Premiership debut against Leicester Tigers two months later. He was then part of the England Under-20 squad that progressed to the final of the Junior World Championships.