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Team news: Aviva 'A' League

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Leicester Tigers will be searching for a first win of the Aviva 'A' League season when they host Sale Jets at Welford Road this evening (7pm).Both Tigers and Jets lost in Round 1 last week and will be eager to get off the mark in Round 2.   Young wings Sam Yawayawa and Paolo Odgwu come into the Tigers backline and Oli Bryant starts at centre in a team led by scrum-half Jono Kitto.   Riccardo Brugnara returns to the front row after a two-week suspension.   Due to continuing redevelopment work on the stadium, all supporters will be accommodated in the Goldsmiths Stand this evening.   Entry is free to season ticket holders and members on production of your card. For all other supporters, admission is £5 adults, £1 juniors, available at the ticket office on the way into the game.   Leicester Tigers Development XV (v Sale Jets, Welford Road, Monday 7pm) 15 George Worth 14 Sam Yawayawa 13 Jack Roberts 12 Oli Bryant 11 Paolo Odogwu 10 Jacob Umaga 9 Jono Kitto (c) 1 Riccardo Brugnara 2 Harry Thacker 3 Tiziano Pasquali 4 Joe Maksymiw 5 Sebastian De Chaves 6 Will Owen 7 Will Evans 8 Laurence Pearce   Replacements 16 Jake Farnworth 17 Aniseko Sio 18 Dan Hogan   19 Harry Wells 20 Fred Tuilagi 21 George Tresidder 22 Matt Riddington 23 Lewis Winterbottom   Sale Jets: 15 Tim Jeffers, 14 John O'Donnell, 13 Phil Mackenzie, 12 Mark Jennings, 11 Tom Brady, 10 Tom Morton, 9 James Mitchell; 1 James Flynn, 2 Cameron Neild, 3 Ciaran Parker, 4 George Nott, 5 Matt Postlethwaite, 6 Andy Hughes (c), 7 Liam Parfitt, 8 Matt Rogerson Replacements: 16 Jake Pope, 17 Neil Briggs, 18 Shaun Strudwick, 19 Tom Sanders, 20 Brendan Barry, 21 Conor Dever, 22 Connor Wilkinson, 23 Charlie Ingall