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Matchday guide: Two games, two venues, one day

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Leicester Tigers face two fixtures this Friday in the final leg of preparations for the start of the new Aviva Premiership season.

Welford Road hosts a visit from the Ospreys in the final pre-season fixture of the summer at 7.45pm, while Tigers also welcome Nottingham Rugby for a match at the Oval park training ground at 4pm.
 
Tigers met the Ospreys a fortnight ago in Swansea, with the Welsh side emerging as 26-21 winners in the opening fixture of the pre-season programme and followed up last weekend with a 33-10 victory over Benetton Treviso in Italy.
 
Now, with the league season just a week away, Tigers and Ospreys meet in the return fixture.
 
This match is included in Tigers season tickets. All matches in the new season will be loaded on to existing season ticket cards unless you have changed seats or price category, in which case a new card will be supplied.
 
Tickets for all other supporters are available now.
 
Book in person at Welford Road, phone 0116 319 8888 (option 2) or click here to book online. The ticket office will be open right up to kick-off.
 
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.
 
Turnstiles open at 6.15pm, together with food kiosks and bars around the stadium.
 
The Junior Tigers Club, with activities for young supporters, also opens 90 minutes ahead of kick-off. There is an opportunity for one young fan to run out with the team as matchday mascot in our special pre-match draw. For more information on JTC, click here.
 
Tigers have also introduced new matchday wristbands for junior supporters on which parents can complete contact details. These wristbands are available at the Junior Tigers Club and at the turnstiles.
 
The Speed Pass Challenge and the Tigers roadshow vehicle known as The Maul, will be located on the plaza outside the stadium.
 
There are a number of changes to matchday this season, including turnstile opening times and new naming rights to the stands at Welford Road. For all the details, click here.

Due to the need to protect the new playing surface, there will be no access to the pitch post-match.
 
The new home kit arrives in the Tigers Club Store from Friday. The ‘classic’ versions of the shirt and the new alternate kit will be in store from September 10.
 
There is no live music post-match this week, but resident band Rock Bottom will return for the opening home game of the league season, against Wasps on September 10.
 
Please note that the new matchday bus services operated by Centrebus are not is use this week but will be in place for the match against Wasps on September 10. For more information on Tigers matchday services, click here.
 
The fixture against Championship side Nottingham has been moved to the Oval Park training ground in Oadby to help protect the new pitch laid at Welford Road ahead of the new season.
 
Capacity at Oval Park is extremely limited and supporters who want to attend the game are asked to register for tickets by clicking here. If the game is oversubscribed, tickets will be allocated via a ballot. Please note there is no seating at Oval Park.
 
A limited number of parking spaces will be available at Oadby Town FC, directly opposite Oval Park, and the clubhouse there will be open for refreshments.