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Team news: Tigers at Sale Sharks

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Freddie Burns and Tommy Bell return to the Leicester Tigers team for Saturday's Aviva Premiership Round 11 match away to Sale Sharks.

England international Burns is at fly-half, with Bell starting at full-back against his former club.
 
In another change to the backline, Mathew Tait lines up against his former club on the wing in place of Blaine Scully.
 
The forward pack features returns for Jamie Gibson, Michele Rizzo and Leonardo Ghiraldini, with Tom Youngs and Marcos Ayerza named among the replacements.
 
There is a place among the replacements too for Fiji international Seremaia Bai on his return from a calf injury which has ruled him out since the win over Newcastle Falcons on the opening day of the season.

Saturday's match is not scheduled for any live TV coverage, but you can keep right up to date with all of the action by following the Tigers social media outlets including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram plus the club website.
 
Leicester Tigers (v Sale Sharks, away, Saturday 2pm)
15 Tommy Bell
14 Mathew Tait
13 Vereniki Goneva               
12 Anthony Allen
11 Miles Benjamin
10 Freddie Burns
9 Ben Youngs (c)
1 Michele Rizzo
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
3 Dan Cole
4 Graham Kitchener
5 Geoff Parling
6 Jamie Gibson
7 Julian Salvi
8 Jordan Crane
 
Replacements
16 Tom Youngs
17 Marcos Ayerza
18 Fraser Balmain
19 Sebastian De Chaves
20 Robert Barbieri
21 Sam Harrison
22 Owen Williams
23 Seremaia Bai
 
Sale Sharks: 15 Mike Haley, 14 Will Addison, 13 Jonny Leota, 12 Sammy Tuitupou, 11 Mark Cueto, 10 Danny Cipriani, 9 Chris Cusiter; 1 Eifion Lewis Roberts, 2 Marc Jones, 3 Vadim Cobilas, 4 Jonathan Mills, 5 Nathan Hines, 6 Magnus Lund, 7 David Seymour, 8 Dan Braid (c)
Replacements: 16 Shalva Mamukashvili, 17 Alberto de Marchi, 18 Ross Harrison, 19 Andrei Ostrikov, 20 Mark Easter, 21 Will Cliff, 22 Joe Ford, 23 Mark Jennings