Matt Toomua will make his home debut for Leicester Tigers in Sunday's European Champions Cup match against Racing 92.
The Welford Road crowd will welcome the Australia international after his first appearance in Tigers colours in the Pool 1 fixture away to Glasgow Warriors last weekend.
Toomua starts at centre and Tigers also welcome JP Pietersen on the wing after missing the last three games.
Marcos Ayerza and Ed Slater return to the forward pack in the other changes following the opener in Glasgow.
Sunday’s game will kick off following a minute’s silence in honour of Munster head coach Anthony Foley who died last weekend in the hours before his team were due to run out against Racing 92 in Paris.
Match tickets are available now. Book in person or by phoning 0116 319 8888 (option 2). The ticket office is open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and from noon on Sunday this week. Or book online any time on the Tigers club website at www.leicestertigers.com
Leicester Tigers (v Racing 92, Welford Road, Sunday 5.30pm)
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Mathew Tait
12 Matt Toomua
11 JP Pietersen
10 Owen Williams
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Ed Slater
5 Dom Barrow
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey
Replacements
16 George McGuigan
17 Logovi’i Mulipola
18 Greg Bateman
19 Graham Kitchener
20 Will Evans
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Peter Betham
Racing 92: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Johannes Goosen, 12 Henry Chavancy, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Maxime Machenaud (c); 1 Eddy Ben Arous, 2 Camille Chat, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 4 Leone Nakarawa, 5 Manuel Carizza, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 7 Yannick Nyanga, 8 Chris Masoe
Replacements: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Viliamu Afatia, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Francois van der Merwe, 20 Thibault Dubarry, 21 James Hart, 22 Albert Vulivuli, 23 Anthony Tuitavake
The Welford Road crowd will welcome the Australia international after his first appearance in Tigers colours in the Pool 1 fixture away to Glasgow Warriors last weekend.
Toomua starts at centre and Tigers also welcome JP Pietersen on the wing after missing the last three games.
Marcos Ayerza and Ed Slater return to the forward pack in the other changes following the opener in Glasgow.
Sunday’s game will kick off following a minute’s silence in honour of Munster head coach Anthony Foley who died last weekend in the hours before his team were due to run out against Racing 92 in Paris.
Match tickets are available now. Book in person or by phoning 0116 319 8888 (option 2). The ticket office is open 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday and from noon on Sunday this week. Or book online any time on the Tigers club website at www.leicestertigers.com
Leicester Tigers (v Racing 92, Welford Road, Sunday 5.30pm)
15 Telusa Veainu
14 Adam Thompstone
13 Mathew Tait
12 Matt Toomua
11 JP Pietersen
10 Owen Williams
9 Ben Youngs
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Tom Youngs (c)
3 Dan Cole
4 Ed Slater
5 Dom Barrow
6 Mike Fitzgerald
7 Brendon O'Connor
8 Lachlan McCaffrey
Replacements
16 George McGuigan
17 Logovi’i Mulipola
18 Greg Bateman
19 Graham Kitchener
20 Will Evans
21 Sam Harrison
22 Freddie Burns
23 Peter Betham
Racing 92: 15 Brice Dulin, 14 Joe Rokocoko, 13 Johannes Goosen, 12 Henry Chavancy, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Maxime Machenaud (c); 1 Eddy Ben Arous, 2 Camille Chat, 3 Ben Tameifuna, 4 Leone Nakarawa, 5 Manuel Carizza, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 7 Yannick Nyanga, 8 Chris Masoe
Replacements: 16 Virgile Lacombe, 17 Viliamu Afatia, 18 Luc Ducalcon, 19 Francois van der Merwe, 20 Thibault Dubarry, 21 James Hart, 22 Albert Vulivuli, 23 Anthony Tuitavake
