STEVE DIAMOND has made three changes and named Simon Raiwalui as captain for the European Cup Quarter-Final first leg clash at home to Brive on Sunday.

Nicky Little, who slotted six conversions in the last round against Parma, stands in for the ineligible Glen Jackson at fly-half, loose-head prop Nick Lloyd makes only his fifth start of the season with Kevin Yates only fit enough to be named among the replacements, while Cobus Visagie has recovered from the illness that ruled him out last week and he replaces Ben Broster, who has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after sustaining ankle ligament damage against Bath.

Raiwalui, meanwhile, will be become the fourth man to lead out the Men in Black this season after he was given the nod ahead of Taine Randell in the absence of the injured Hugh Vyvyan and Alex Sanderson.

Sarries have cruised into the last eight with thumping wins over Bayonne and Parma but Brive, the French giants who won the Heineken Cup in 1997, are set to provide a much sterner test of their cup credentials.

"Brive are a very good side and it will be a massive test for us," said Diamond. "They will be very powerful up-front and will have a very sharp back-line so I'm expecting a really hard game."

Saracens team to face Brive: Bartholomeusz, Haughton, Castaignede, Harris, Vaikona, Little, Bracken; Llloyd, Cairns, Visagie, Fullarton, Raiwalui (capt), Randell, Seymour, Skirving. Replacements: Yates, Kyriacou, Chesney, B J Russell, Rauluni, Sorrell, Bailey.