Drauniniu (right) and Leeds' Tom Biggs are England sevens teammates

Exeter Chiefs and England Sevens winger Josh Drauniniu says he is ready to face some of his national team mates against Leeds Carnegie on Saturday.

The Fijian-born 23-year-old was in the same side as Rob Vickerman and Tom Biggs who he is set to face in the big clash at the top of National One.

"They'll probably be playing this weekend and I look forward to meeting them again," he told BBC Devon.

Nine-try Drauniniu is set to start Saturday's crucial game.

And he says the pain of the one-point defeat the Yorkshire club inflicted in the Chiefs at Sandy park back in September is still with him:

"Leeds are an incredibly good team. They came down here and beat us by one point and that still hurts and we're going to carry that hurt until we go their this weekend.

"This is one of the hardest games of the season for us," he added.

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