International aces back in for Leicester

England internationals Lewis Moody, Ben Youngs and Toby Flood are restored to the Leicester Tigers line-up for Saturday’s Guinness Premiership trip to Worcester Warriors at Sixways Stadium (kick-off 3pm).

Moody captained England in Paris last weekend and resumes his place in the Tigers back row alongside Tom Croft and Jordan Crane. Geordan Murphy and Martin Castrogiovanni also return from the RBS 6 Nations.

“The international guys have come back and they want to play,” said Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill.

“We’ve got lots of guys fit after a short break too so we’ve got some very good competition for places. It is good to know that whoever starts and whoever is on the bench will contribute.”

Tigers go into the game at the top of the Guinness Premiership table, but Cockerill said: “We’ve seen just how close it is in this competition all season. Worcester have a big pack and some quality international players. We expect a huge game from them, but it is also an important game for us.”

Tickets remain on sale for the Tigers match at Sixways Stadium. Call the Warriors Box Office on 01905 454183 or visit the TIckets section at www.warriors.co.uk

Leicester Tigers:

15 Geordan Murphy (c)
14 Scott Hamilton
13 Matt Smith
12 Anthony Allen
11 Alesana Tuilagi
10 Toby Flood
9 Ben Youngs

1 Marcos Ayerza
2 Mefin Davies
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
4 Geoff Parling
5 Ben Kay
6 Tom Croft
7 Lewis Moody
8 Jordan Crane

Replacements
16 George Chuter
17 Dan Cole
18 Boris Stankovich
19 Brett Deacon
20 Craig Newby
21 James Grindal
22 Johne Murphy
23 Billy Twelvetrees


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