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Matchday guide: Tigers v Warriors on Saturday

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Saturday afternoon rugby returns to Welford Road this weekend as Leicester Tigers host Worcester Warriors in Round 6 of the Aviva Premiership season. Here is our guide to getting the most out of your day.

This game is not scheduled for live TV coverage, so Welford Road is the only place to see all of the action. Match tickets are still available.
 
Book at the Tigers ticket office at Welford Road or phone 0116 319 8888 (option 2). The office is open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and from 9am on matchday. Or click here to book online any time. There is a print-at-home option for all tickets bought online.
 
If you are picking up any pre-paid match tickets on your way to the game, the Collection Point is based on the plaza outside main reception.
 
Tickets for forthcoming games against Racing 92, Newport Gwent Dragons, Harlequins, Northampton Saints, Munster and the home match against Saracens on New Year’s Day are also on general sale now and can be booked at the ticket office this weekend.
 
Like every home game in the regular league season and pool stages of the Anglo-Welsh and European Cups, Saturday’s match is included in Tigers season tickets.

This is the last week to buy a Not Just For Farmers Farmers Season Ticket, securing your place at all remaining home games, including Saturday, at prices from just £235 adults, £95 juniors. Under-10s go free when booked with a full paying adult. Click here for more details.

If you have already bought match tickets for Saturday but would now like to purchase a season ticket, contact the ticket office at Welford Road and you will be able to claim a refund on the cost against a new season ticket.
 
Team news from both camps is announced at noon on Friday via the Tigers club website and social media pages. If you are coming to the game, don't forget to click 'Going' on the Tigers Facebook page.
 
The Tigers Club Store at the stadium is open from 9am.
 
Turnstiles open 90 minutes before kick-off. Food kiosks and bars around the stadium are also open from 1.30pm.
 
The ABC Bar in the south stand now includes a bar serving Everards Tiger Cask Ale.
 
The Junior Tigers Club, with activities for young supporters, opens two hours before kick-off at each home game with an opportunity to meet a Tigers player and for a young fan each week to run out with the team as matchday mascot in our special pre-match draw. Click here to find out more about JTC or sign up the young fan in your family for free now.
 
Tigers have introduced matchday wristbands for junior supporters on which parents can complete their contact details in the case of being separated in the stadium. These wristbands are available at the Junior Tigers Club and at a number of turnstiles.
 
This week’s 100-page match programme includes a special interview with fly-half Owen Williams and an in-depth guide to the European Champions Cup which kicks off next weekend. We’ve also got all the news from around the Aviva Premiership, the Junior Tigers Club pages and Tigers Family Fanzone. Pick up your copy around the stadium, price £3.
 
Supporters can get right to the heart of the action with the Fan Radio service available at Welford Road. This features referee microphone and television match official on one channel and commentary on the other. Units cost £15 for the whole season. Pick up your set in the Club Store and shop kiosks around the stadium at Welford Road. Fan Radio sets also operate as an FM radio and can be used for away games at Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs.
 
Official matchday travel services run by Centrebus and Roberts Coaches are in operation on five routes. Please note that the Roberts service must be booked in advance via the Tigers ticket office. For more information on Tigers matchday services and this week’s timetable, click here.

There is also a new supporters' bus starting at the Seven Stars Pub in Albert Square, Rugby, and calling at High Street, Lutterworth if requested in advance. Please phone 01788 535478 to organise your place.

At half-time on Saturday we’ll reveal the name of a season ticket winner in the TigersLotto and there’s a chance to cheer the teams taking part in The Ultimate Big Boot.
 
Resident band Rock Bottom provide the live music in Final Whistle after the game and the ticket office and club store will be open for an hour after the match.