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Tigers team for Heineken Cup opener

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Heyneke Meyer has made his team selection ahead of his first Heineken Cup match as Leicester Tigers head coach, against the Ospreys at Welford Road on Sunday (1pm).

Martin Corry returns to captain the side, playing alongside fellow England international Ben Kay in the second row, while Marcos Ayerza, Benjamin Kayser and Julian White form an all-international front row.

Ben Woods makes his first Heineken Cup appearance for the club at openside, with Tom Croft and Jordan Crane joining him in the back row.

Harry Ellis teams up with Toby Flood at half-back, and Aaron Mauger and Dan Hipkiss continue their partnership at centre. Johne Murphy, Matt Smith and Geordan Murphy form the back three.

Richard Blaze returns from injury to take his place among the replacements, where he is joined by Derick Hougaard and Alesana Tuilagi who both started last weekend’s win over Bath in the EDF Energy Cup after injury.

Tickets for Sunday's game remain on sale from the Tigers ticket office, contact 08701 28 34 30, book online or call in at Welford Road.

Leicester Tigers team
15 Geordan Murphy
14 Johne Murphy
13 Dan Hipkiss
12 Aaron Mauger
11 Matt Smith
10 Toby Flood
9 Harry Ellis
1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Benjamin Kayser
3 Julian White
4 Martin Corry (c)
5 Ben Kay
6 Tom Croft
7 Ben Woods
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 George Chuter
17 Dan Cole
18 Richard Blaze
19 Marco Wentzel
20 Julien Dupuy
21 Derick Hougaard
22 Alesana Tuilagi