Dan McKellar has named the matchday squad for Sunday’s Premiership Rugby Cup game against Ampthill Rugby at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
The Leicester Tigers Head Coach has made twelve changes to the starting side who defeated Sale Sharks in Round 2.
Emeka Ilione and Kyle Hatherell are the only players named to start this weekend who featured from kick-off in the away win over Sale.
Matt Rogerson, who was a late withdrawal from last Friday’s side through illness, has recovered and will make his Leicester Tigers debut.
Joseph Woodward, who will partner Phil Cokanasiga in the midfield, will make his first appearance of the 23/24 campaign.
The starting line-up features ten players, including Rogerson, to have made single-digit appearances for the club.
Nic Dolly captains the side for a second successive home game after leading out the team in the 50-6 win over Caldy RFC at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in Round 1.
Included among the replacements are Tom Manz and Sam Edwards, who are in line for their first appearances of the season, and potential debutant Elliot Gourlay.
If the trio of youngsters are used off the bench on Sunday, the total number of players to have featured in the opening three rounds by McKellar will be 36.
Handré Pollard, who got his first run out of the campaign last Friday night, is unavailable after being called into the South Africa squad at the Rugby World Cup - taking the tally of Leicester Tigers representatives in France for the tournament to ten.
STARTING XV
15 Jamie Shillcock [2]
14 Harry Simmons [34]
13 Phil Cokanasiga [7]
12 Joseph Woodward [6]
11 Jacob Cusick [9]
10 Kieran Wilkinson [1]
9 Tom Whitley [5]
1 James Whitcombe [37]
2 Nic Dolly (c) [25]
3 Will Hurd [25]
4 Lewis Chessum [7]
5 Finn Carnduff [6]
6 Matt Rogerson *
7 Emeka Ilione [12]
8 Kyle Hatherell [2]
REPLACEMENTS
16 Archie Vanes [7]
17 Francois van Wyk [32]
18 Dan Richardson [11]
19 Tom Manz [4]
20 Joshua Manz [6]
21 Sam Edwards [9]
22 Guy Porter [61]
23 Elliot Gourlay *
* Leicester Tigers debut
Commentary
CON | JAMIE SHILLCOCK
Jamie Shillcock adds the extras, making it 57-14, with just four minutes left at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
TRY | GUY PORTER
Some slick, quick hands down the right hand touchline end up with Guy Porter - just on the field - and the replacement back dive over to score.
TIGERS REMAIN UNBEATEN IN CUP
Leicester Tigers make it three from three in the Premiership Rugby Cup with a 64-14 win over Ampthill.
CON | JAMIE SHILLCOCK
The half-century is up for the home side with another Jamie Shillcock conversion making it 50-14 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
TRY | ARCHIE VANES
Archie Vanes, seconds after coming on to the field, dots down at the back of a driving maul to extend Leicester's lead to 44 points after 61 minutes.
CON | JAMIE SHILLCOCK
Leicester's lead is out to 43-14 approaching the hour mark after Jamie Shillcock converts.
TRY | KYLE HATHERELL
Kyle Hatherell crashes over from close range for the first of the second half from Tigers.
CON | AMPTHILL
Ampthill cut the deficit to 24 points with a conversion for Gwyn Parks.
TRY | AMPTHILL
The visitors get across the chalk first in the second half as front-rower Zac Nearchou barges over.
BACK UNDERWAY IN LEICESTER
Ampthill get the second half going at Mattioli Woods Welford Road!
LEICESTER LEAD AT THE BREAK
Tigers take a 29-point, 36-7, lead into the changing rooms at the break.
TRY | NIC DOLLY
It's a hat-trick for today's skipper, Nic Dolly, after a strong finish from the front rower in the corner.
CON | AMPTHILL
The conversion attempt is successful from in front for Gwyn Parks.
TRY | AMPTHILL
Ampthill have their first of the match, through Charlie Bracken, after a breakaway from halfway for the scrum-half to finish off under the posts.
CON | JAMIE SHILLCOCK
The home side make it 31-0 as Jamie Shillcock converts Nic Dolly's second of the match.
TRY | NIC DOLLY
A second for today's skipper, Nic Dolly, to extend Leicester's lead to 24-0.
TRY | HARRY SIMMONS
Leicester moving the ball in attack and this time, in the North-West corner, it's Harry Simmons who scores to add the fourth for the home side after just 17 minutes.
CON | JAMIE SHILLCOCK
Leicester's lead is extended to 19 points after 13 minutes with a second Jamie Shillcock conversion of the afternooon.
TRY | EMEKA ILIONE
A driving maul from just shy of the Ampthill line pushes its way over and Emeka Ilione dots it down from the back of the pack.
CON | JAMIE SHILLCOCK
Tigers lead 12-0 after almost as many minutes after Jamie Shillcock converts.
TRY | TOM WHITELEY
The ball is shifted quickly to the right hand side in attack and Phil Cokanasiga steps his way through the Ampthill defence before cut down just inches short of the line.
Tom Whiteley keeps the momentum going with a pick-and-go to dive over Leicester's second in the 10th minute.
TRY | NIC DOLLY
Tom Whitely takes it blindside, down the left touchline, and pops for Phil Cokanasig, who dummies and finds a hole in Amtphill defence.
Nic Dolly is trailing in support and dives over in the corner.
KICK OFF IN LEICESTER
Kieran Wilkinson gets the match underway at Mattioli Woods Welford Road!