Leicester Tigers have recalled club captain Geordan Murphy and Italian prop Martin Castrogiovanni to the starting line-up for tomorrow's crucial Aviva Premiership clash against London Irish.
Tigers must beat the Exiles at Welford Road (2.30) to be sure of a home semi-final in next week's play-offs.
Vereniki Goneva starts on the wing, while all six Tigers named in the British & Irish Lions squad earlier this week are included in the match-day 23.
There are starting places for Manu Tuilagi, Ben Youngs, Tom Youngs, Geoff Parling and Tom Croft, with Dan Cole among the replacements.
Tomorrow's match is heading towards a 24,000 sell-out, with the last 200 tickets on sale now from the Tigers ticket office at Welford Road.
Tigers: Murphy; Morris, Tuilagi, Allen, Goneva; Flood, B Youngs; Mulipola, T Youngs, Castrogiovanni, Kitchener, Parling, Croft, Salvi, Crane. Reps: Hawkins, Balmain, Cole, Mafi, Waldrom, Harrison, Ford, Tait.
London Irish: Homer; Ojo, Joseph, Armitage, Yarde; Humphreys, Allinson; Corbisiero, Lawson, Aulika, Skivington (capt), Evans, Garvey, Gibson, Trevir****. Reps: Paice, Yanuyanutawa, Halavatau, Low, Sinclair, Danaher, Geraghty, Moates.
Tigers must beat the Exiles at Welford Road (2.30) to be sure of a home semi-final in next week's play-offs.
Vereniki Goneva starts on the wing, while all six Tigers named in the British & Irish Lions squad earlier this week are included in the match-day 23.
There are starting places for Manu Tuilagi, Ben Youngs, Tom Youngs, Geoff Parling and Tom Croft, with Dan Cole among the replacements.
Tomorrow's match is heading towards a 24,000 sell-out, with the last 200 tickets on sale now from the Tigers ticket office at Welford Road.
Tigers: Murphy; Morris, Tuilagi, Allen, Goneva; Flood, B Youngs; Mulipola, T Youngs, Castrogiovanni, Kitchener, Parling, Croft, Salvi, Crane. Reps: Hawkins, Balmain, Cole, Mafi, Waldrom, Harrison, Ford, Tait.
London Irish: Homer; Ojo, Joseph, Armitage, Yarde; Humphreys, Allinson; Corbisiero, Lawson, Aulika, Skivington (capt), Evans, Garvey, Gibson, Trevir****. Reps: Paice, Yanuyanutawa, Halavatau, Low, Sinclair, Danaher, Geraghty, Moates.
