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Xavier Rush on the bench

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Cardiff Blues have put faith in the same XV that beat Bourgoin in the Heineken Cup last weekend as they prepare to welcome Leicester Tigers to the Millennium Stadium on Sunday.

Former All Blacks No.8 Xavier Rush replaces Ben White on the bench as the only change to the matchday 22 involved in Cardiff's 13-5 victory in France last weekend.

Robert Sidoli, Tom Shanklin and Ben Blair have recovered from minor bumps and bruises to retain their places in the starting line-up.

The Blues are hoping for a crowd of at least 20,000, with reports of 17,000 Blues fans already taking up tickets.

The Blues ticket office will be open during normal office hours on Saturday - telephone 029 2030 2030 - and there will be a marquee at Gate 3 of the Millennium Stadium selling tickets on Sunday from noon.

Cardiff Blues team:

15 Ben Blair
14 Mosese Luveitasau 
13 Tom Shanklin
12 Marc Stcherbina
11 Chris Czekaj
10 Nicky Robinson
9 Mike Phillips
8 Mark Lewis
7 Martyn Williams (C)
6 Scott Morgan  
5 Robert Sidoli
4 Deiniol Jones
3 Gary Powell
2 T. Rhys Thomas
1 Gethin Jenkins

Replacements

16 Taufa'ao Filise
17 Gareth Williams
18 Bradley Davies
19 Xavier Rush
20 Ed Fairhurst
21 Jamie Robinson
22 Nick Macleod