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Tigers to host Championship top-of-the-table clash

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Welford Road will host Nottingham Rugby's Championship match against current league leaders Exeter Chiefs on Saturday, November 7.

The venue switch comes as a result of Notts County’s home draw in the FA Cup against Bradford City that weekend, which also sees Nottingham Forest take on Bristol City.

Leicester Tigers have stepped in to help The Green and Whites with the fixture headache.

Nottingham director of rugby Glenn Delaney said: “Leicester and Nottingham have enjoyed a friendly rivalry as neighbours over many seasons and have also forged a very successful relationship in recent years.

“We’re delighted that Leicester Tigers are in a position to allow us to play our next home game at Welford Road and we are very grateful for that support.

“The enthusiasm for rugby in Leicester is enormous and we hope some of those supporters will come and see what we are all about.

“Welford Road is one of the best, if not the best rugby ground in England and it will be really good to see a good crowd down there.

“It’s an exciting opportunity for us and we really want Nottingham to get behind us in what should be a top-of-the-table clash.

“There should be some really exciting rugby played and we want as many people to enjoy that as possible.

"We want to see as many of our fans down there as possible and we are looking into ways of helping people to get to the game to make it as easy as possible.”

A last-gasp win over Bedford last weekend kept Nottingham hot on the heels of pacesetters Exeter in the new-look Championship and their game at Welford Road should provide an attractive prospect for Midlands rugby supporters.

Leicester Tigers chairman Peter Tom CBE said: “We have an excellent working relationship with Nottingham and we are pleased to provide our help and support. We hope they can attract strong support at Welford Road.”

The Nottingham v Exeter Chiefs match will kick off at 4.15pm on November 7 to allow supporters to watch TV coverage of England v Australia from 2.30pm first and enjoy a full afternoon’s rugby.

For ticket details, please contact Nottingham Rugby by calling 0115 907 0070 or book online at www.nottinghamrugbyshop.com