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Tigers name team to face Montauban

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Ayoola Erinle and Christophe Laussucq will make their first starts for Leicester Tigers in Saturday's final pre-season match against French visitors Montauban at Welford Road (kick-off 3pm).

England Saxons international Erinle has recovered from a neck injury in time to play as Tigers coach Richard Cockerill takes a last look at his players in action before the Guinness Premiership opener away to Bristol on Sunday, September 16.

France international scrum-half Laussucq is also included in a side which features fellow summer signings Boris Stankovich, Mefin Davies and Owen Finegan, as well as England internationals Julian White, Ollie Smith and Tom Varndell. Benjamin Kayser, who joined Tigers after winning the French championship with Stade Francais at the end of last season, is named among the replacements.

Tigers have won all four of their previous pre-season fixtures, but Cockerill is expecting a competitive outing against a side that finished last season in seventh place in the French Championship.

Under coaches Laurent Labit and Laurent Travers, and led by France international back row Marc Raynaud, Montauban will be looking to build on their achievements of 2006/07 and Saturday's encounter is just the kind of challenge Cockerill is looking for at this stage of the build-up.

"Montauban will provide another physical test and that will put us in good stead for the trip to Bristol," said Cockerill. "Even with so many guys away, we have a strong squad to choose from and we are looking forward to the test."

Tickets for the game are on sale now, with discounted rates available to Tigers season ticket holders and members until 5pm on Friday. Visit the Tigers ticket office or call 08701 28 34 30.

Leicester Tigers (vs Montauban, Welford Road Saturday 3pm)
15 Johne Murphy
14 Ayoola Erinle
13 Ollie Smith
12 Sam Vesty
11 Tom Varndell
10 Paul Burke
9 Christophe Laussucq
1 Boris Stankovich
2 Mefin Davies
3 Julian White
4 Owen Finegan
5 Tom Croft
6 Brett Deacon
7 Luke Abraham
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements (from)
Alex Moreno
Benjamin Kayser
Dave Young
Ben Herring
Andy Goode
Matt Cornwell
Tom Youngs
Ben Youngs
Ollie Dodge