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Team news: European Champions Cup

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Mathew Tait returns from injury to join the Leicester Tigers line-up for the European Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 in Paris on Saturday evening.

Full-back Tait is in line for his first appearance since the league win over Harlequins in November after recovering from a fractured jaw.
 
Freddie Burns moves to fly-half with Owen Williams ruled out by an elbow injury in the only other change to the backline from the Aviva Premiership match against Wasps last week.
 
In the forward pack there is a return for Graham Kitchener and Lachlan McCaffrey who were both among the replacements at Wasps.
 
Harry Thacker and Luke Hamilton come on to bench this week and there is also a place for Jack
Roberts who missed out at Wasps with injury.
 
Leicester Tigers (v Racing 92, away, Saturday 8.45pm local time/7.45pm UK time)
15 Mathew Tait
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Peter Betham
12 Matt Smith
11 Tom Brady
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs
1 Ellis Genge
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Ed Slater
5 Graham Kitchener
6 Mike Williams
7 Will Evans
8 Lachlan McCaffrey
           
Replacements
16 Harry Thacker
17 Greg Bateman
18 Pat Cilliers
19 Mike Fitzgerald
20 Luke Hamilton
21 Jono Kitto
22 Sam Harrison
23 Jack Roberts
 
Racing 92: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Henry Chavancy, 12 Casey Laulala, 11 Marc Andreu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Xavier Chauveau; 1 Eddy Ben Arous, 2 Virgile Lacombe, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 4 Gerbrandt Grobler, 5 Francois van der Merwe (c), 6 Antonie Claassen, 7 Matthieu Voisin, 8 So'otala Fa'aso'o. Replacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Viliamu Afatia, 18 Ben Tameifuna, 19 Ali Williams, 20 Olivier Missoup, 21 James Hart, 22 Benjamin Dambielle, 23 Albert Vulivuli