The sides exit the tunnel in front of a record crowd at Welford Road.

COYT

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of this East Midlands Derby as fourth place Leicester Tigers welcome fifth placed Northampton Saints to Welford Road. The Tigers have won their last 11 home games in the premiership however last week they suffered a thrashing at the hands of Saracens. This was largely due to a lackluster set piece performance and they will be eager to right this aspect of their game today. The Saints returned to winning ways with a hard fought victory over Exeter last week but the Tigers at home present a different challenge altogether. Both sides have named strong squads ahead of this one and with such a rich rivalry between these two clubs we can expect a thrilling contest this afternoon. Stay with us for updates on all the action.

Wayne

anyone know who the ref is

COYS let's get another win

Come on you Tigers. Send the Stains home!