South African fly-half Butch James returns to the Bath Rugby line-up to face Leicester Tigers tomorrow night for the first time since dislocating a shoulder playing against Saracens in January.
Joe Maddock steps in at full-back in place of Nick Abendanon who has a groin strain, and David Flatman lines up in an all-England international front five as prop David Barnes is rested after an eye injury.
Joe Maddock steps in at full-back in place of Nick Abendanon who has a groin strain, and David Flatman lines up in an all-England international front five as prop David Barnes is rested after an eye injury.
Bath Rugby (v Leicester Tigers, The Rec, Tuesday 8pm)
15 Joe Maddock
14 Andrew Higgins
13 Alex Crockett
12 Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu
11 Matt Banahan
10 Butch James
9 Michael Claassens
1 David Flatman
2 Lee Mears
3 Matt Stevens
4 Steve Borthwick (c)
5 Danny Grewcock
6 Jonny Faamatuainu
7 Michael Lipman
8 Daniel Browne
Replacements
16 Pieter Dixon
17 Duncan Bell
18 Peter Short
19 Chris Goodman
20 Mike Baxter
21 Olly Barkley
22 Michael Stephenson
