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Tigers head north in 'A' League

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Back-rower Ben Pienaar captains Leicester Tigers Development XV in their match away to Newcastle Falcons this evening.

Pienaar is joined in the back row by Steve Mafi and summer signing Richard de Carpentier as Tigers head north in the second round of the Aviva Premiership ‘A’ League.

George Ford, Micky Young, Rob Hawkins and Graham Kitchener are also included in the Tigers line-up looking to bounce back from defeat by Northampton Wanderers in Round One.

Falcons against Tigers is being played at Percy Park Rugby Club, Preston Avenue, North Shields, NE30 2BE.

Kick-off is at 7pm.

Leicester Tigers Development XV (v Newcastle Falcons, away, Monday 7pm):
15 Stephen Macauley
14 Lee Robinson
13 Dante Mama
12 Javiah Pohe
11 Alex Lewington
10 George Ford
9 Micky Young
1 Jonny Harris
2 Rob Hawkins
3 Ryan Bower
4 Harry Wells
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Richard de Carpentier
7 Ben Pienaar (c)
8 Steve Mafi

Replacements
16 Jimmy Stevens
17 Pete Bucknall
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Fred Silcock
20 Jake Albon
21 Scott Steele
22 Rory Lynn
23 George Catchpole

Newcastle Falcons: 15 Cameron Mitchell, 14 Fraser Wilson, 13 Charles Incledon, 12 Hamish Smales, 11 Joe Beckitt, 10 Joel Hodgson, 9 Will Chudley, 1 Dan Frazier, 2 Mungo Strachan, 3 James Hall, 4 Glen Townson, 5 Chris Wearmouth, 6 Joe Robinson, 7 Ben Morris, 8 Euan Dodds
Replacements: 16 George McGuigan, 17 Ralph Appleby, 18 Andrew Foster, 19 Fraser Wem, 20 Sam Shires, 21 Rory Bell