Ben Youngs, Telusa Veainu and Owen Williams return to the Leicester Tigers backline for Sunday's Aviva Premiership Round 3 trip to Newcastle Falcons.
Scrum-half Youngs starts his first game of the season, with Veainu back in action after missing the match against Wasps in Round 2 last weekend. Williams joins Peter Betham in the centres after coming off the bench last weekend on his return from an arm injury.
England duo Ellis Genge and Dan Cole join former Newcastle hooker George McGuigan in the front row, while Graham Kitchener returns at lock. Mike Williams is included at flanker and starts for the first time since suffering a broken arm in the match against his former club Worcester last year.
Mathew Tait leads the team against his former club with Tom Youngs alongside fellow international front-rower Marcos Ayerza among the replacements. Young flanker Will Evans and scrum-half Jono Kitto are also included on the bench.
There is live coverage of Sunday’s game on BT Sport, or follow all the updates on Tigers social media pages and website.
Tigers return to home turf next Sunday for a Round 4 fixture against Bath Rugby. Match tickets are on general sale now. Call in at Welford Road or phone 0116 319 8888 (option 2) to book at the ticket office. The office is open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday. Or click here to book online any time.
Leicester Tigers (v Newcastle Falcons, away, Sunday 3pm)
15 Mathew Tait (c)
14 Telusa Veainu
13 Peter Betham
12 Owen Williams
11 JP Pietersen
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Ellis Genge
2 George McGuigan
3 Dan Cole
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton
Replacements
16 Tom Youngs
17 Marcos Ayerza
18 Greg Bateman
19 Ed Slater
20 Will Evans
21 Jono Kitto
22 Jack Roberts
23 Adam Thompstone
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Vereniki Goneva, 13 Dominic Waldouck, 12 Juan Pablo Socino, 11 Sinoti Sinoti, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Sonatane Takulua; 1 Sam Lockwood, 2 Scott Lawson, 3 Jon Welsh, 4 Calum Green, 5 Evan Olmstead, 6 Mark Wilson, 7 Will Welch (c), 8 Ally Hogg
Replacements: 16 Ben Sowrey, 17 Rob Vickers, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Will Witty, 20 Dan Temm, 21 Michael Young, 22 Joel Hodgson, 23 Belisario Agulla
Scrum-half Youngs starts his first game of the season, with Veainu back in action after missing the match against Wasps in Round 2 last weekend. Williams joins Peter Betham in the centres after coming off the bench last weekend on his return from an arm injury.
England duo Ellis Genge and Dan Cole join former Newcastle hooker George McGuigan in the front row, while Graham Kitchener returns at lock. Mike Williams is included at flanker and starts for the first time since suffering a broken arm in the match against his former club Worcester last year.
Mathew Tait leads the team against his former club with Tom Youngs alongside fellow international front-rower Marcos Ayerza among the replacements. Young flanker Will Evans and scrum-half Jono Kitto are also included on the bench.
There is live coverage of Sunday’s game on BT Sport, or follow all the updates on Tigers social media pages and website.
Tigers return to home turf next Sunday for a Round 4 fixture against Bath Rugby. Match tickets are on general sale now. Call in at Welford Road or phone 0116 319 8888 (option 2) to book at the ticket office. The office is open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday. Or click here to book online any time.
Leicester Tigers (v Newcastle Falcons, away, Sunday 3pm)
15 Mathew Tait (c)
14 Telusa Veainu
13 Peter Betham
12 Owen Williams
11 JP Pietersen
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Ellis Genge
2 George McGuigan
3 Dan Cole
4 Mike Fitzgerald
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Luke Hamilton
Replacements
16 Tom Youngs
17 Marcos Ayerza
18 Greg Bateman
19 Ed Slater
20 Will Evans
21 Jono Kitto
22 Jack Roberts
23 Adam Thompstone
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Simon Hammersley, 14 Vereniki Goneva, 13 Dominic Waldouck, 12 Juan Pablo Socino, 11 Sinoti Sinoti, 10 Mike Delany, 9 Sonatane Takulua; 1 Sam Lockwood, 2 Scott Lawson, 3 Jon Welsh, 4 Calum Green, 5 Evan Olmstead, 6 Mark Wilson, 7 Will Welch (c), 8 Ally Hogg
Replacements: 16 Ben Sowrey, 17 Rob Vickers, 18 Paddy Ryan, 19 Will Witty, 20 Dan Temm, 21 Michael Young, 22 Joel Hodgson, 23 Belisario Agulla
