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Tigers on tour - matchday is here

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The atmosphere is building in Treviso ahead of Leicester Tigers' big Heineken Cup kick-off today (2.30pm local time) - and this is the sort of welcome you can expect in the city.

Treviso is a hot-bed of Italian rugby and posters heralding the clash between Benetton Treviso and Tigers are up across the city.

Benetton Treviso have made a good start to their first season in the Magners League and their European clash with Tigers was the talk of the city on Friday evening.

Flags are flying in the streets and the town squares and many bars have Benetton Treviso shirts and memorabilia on their walls.

Local newspapers estimate that around 700 Tigers supporters will be at the Stadio de Monigo for the Pool 5 game, in what will be a big crowd.

The sun is already high in the sky and temperatures are expected to reach the low 20s by kick-off.

Director of rugby Richard Cockerill has named his team for the game and you can read all the team news by clicking here.

We are updating a Tigers photo diary from Italy and you can click here to view it. You an also stay in touch with Tigers and the club’s fans on our Facebook and Twitter pages by visiting www.leicestertigers.com/facebook and http://twitter.com/leicesterrugby

The game is live on the red button on Sky Sports 1 and a Heineken Cup highlights package will be broadcast on ITV4 on Monday at 6.00pm.