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Tigers in Treviso - fans begin to arrive

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Leicester Tigers fans were greeted by heavy rain as they arrived in Treviso on Friday ahead of the weekend's crucial Heineken Cup fixture.

Hundreds of Tigers supporters flew into Treviso city airport from Stansted and Gatwick airports while other fans made their way to the nearby city of Venice.

Snow had fallen during the morning but by the early afternoon it had turned to heavy rain. Rain is forecast to continue for the rest of Friday and into matchday on Saturday. Temperatures on Saturday are expected to reach a maximum 8C during the daytime and a minimum of 2C during the night.

The Heineken Cup clash at Benetton Treviso’s 6,700-capacity Stadio di Monigo is a 2.35pm kick off local time (1.35pm in the UK). Click here for all the team news ahead of the big game.

The game is live on the red button on Sky Sports 1 and BBC Radio Leicester will have live commentary with Bleddyn Jones and Steve Johnson on DAB and online.

If you are travelling to Treviso for the game send your photos to [email protected] and we’ll look to include them in our online galleries, in a future matchday programme and on our Facebook and Twitter pages. Or you can tweet us direct @LeicesterTigers or upload your pictures to the Official Leicester Tigers Facebook pages.