Aaron Mauger will lead out Leicester Tigers for the historic match against South Africa at Welford Road on Friday evening.
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The New Zealander international lines up at fly-half for a fixture arranged to officially open the new Caterpillar Stand.
Academy prospects Andy Forsyth and Manu Tuilagi combine as the centre partnership, and Ben Youngs starts at scrum-half.
The forward pack features the eight who started last Saturday’s Guinness Premiership win over Northampton Saints, including young lock Calum Green who made his first senior start in that game.
New signing Lote Tuqiri is also included in the 22 after the Australia international wing arrived earlier this week and hooker George Chuter is also named among the replacements.
Head coach Richard Cockerill takes the opportunity to rest Anthony Allen and Jeremy Staunton who have started all nine games in league and cup so far this season.
Richard Blaze, Harry Ellis, Toby Flood, Geordan Murphy, Billy Twelvetrees, Sam Vesty and Ben Woods are ruled out by injury.
Friday’s game is a 24,000 sell-out. Live coverage is being shown on Sky Sports 2 and on Supersport 1.
Leicester Tigers (v South Africa, Welford Road, Friday 7.30pm [9:30pm SA Time])
15 Scott Hamilton
14 Lucas Amorosino
13 Andy Forsyth
12 Manu Tuilagi
11 Johne Murphy
10 Aaron Mauger (c)
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Mefin Davies
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Calum Green
5 Ben Kay
6 Geoff Parling
7 Ben Pienaar
8 Brett Deacon
Replacements:
16 George Chuter
17 Dan Cole
18 Tom Armes
19 Dan Hemingway
20 James Grindal
21 Greig Tonks
22 Lote Tuqiri
118 Ja Snoek.
Sou darem lekker gewes het as SA 14 kompeterend spanne gehad het. Of selfs net 8. As al die oorsese spelers in Sa gespeel het…n man kan droom!
#116 Die wiel draai altyd…moenie worry nie…”If you built it..they will come”!!
120# Agteros kom ook in die kraal. hehe
Polla, hoe dink jy lyk dinge vir julle volgende jaar? Gaan die Stormers weer n krag wees soos 2008?
Weet iemand waar Pietman homself nou bevind?
Dis hoekom ek nog steeds dink die groot provinsies moet nie so baie spelers kan kontrakteer nie. Kyk bv hoeveel diepte het Bulle en Sharks en in mindere mate WP. As jy al daai ouens wat so splinters opgaar meer speelkans gee in ander provinsies soos bv Boland etc, gaan ons rugby overall sterker word.
#125 Ja, baie van die Bulle se ouens wat nie gametime kry nie gaan nou Leeus toe. Francis, Moore, Boshoff, Jackson, Buys ens.
Maar dis omdat n span soveel diepte nodig het om die s14 te wen dat daar so baie spelers gekontrakteer word.
121 – Die probleem is dat die ryk unies enige goeie speler in kleiner spanne gou opkoop as hulle shine in daai kleiner spanne.
So daai spanne verloor altyd hulle bestes en sal nooit werklik kan kompeteer teen die groot haaie nie.
Ouens, laat ek eers groet. Ek moet aan die werk spring.
Praat weer later.
Daar sê ons almal basies dieselfde.
#123, Supa, Die Stormers lyk altyd goed op papier, maar ongelukkig word daai game op gras gespeel! Dit lyk weereens nie sleg nie, veral nou met Habana en Mossie wat bietjie diepte en ondervinding op twee plekke bring. Die Stormers/WP gaan alles oor momentum…as ons goed kan begin, kan ons ‘n semi maak. As ons swak begin gaan ons weer sukkel.
Ek moet ok eers weer gaan. Praat later.
130 Polla
Habana en Mossie behoort n groot verskil te maak. En julel voorspelers is heelwat beter. Ek wonder net oor julle diepte, maar asdie beseringspook wegbly behoort julle heelwat beter te doen. Bulle en Stormers het n beter draw die jaar.
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