Tigers side to play London Irish

Tigers side to play London Irish

Richard Wigglesworth has named the Leicester Tigers matchday squad to play London Irish in Round 18 of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership.

Julián Montoya will captain the side at at Gtech Community Stadium on Saturday night.

The starting side is unchanged from last weekend’s win over Saracens at Mattioli Woods Welford Road, while the bench includes three changes.

Harry WellsEmeka Ilione and Tom Whiteley come into the matchday squad in place of Eli SnymanTommy Reffell and Sam Edwards.

Reffell will feature for Wales in their Guinness Six Nations game against England on Saturday afternoon in Cardiff.


Saturday evening’s game will be the first away from home in Leicester Tigers colours for mid-season signings Mike BrownTom West and Tom Whiteley.

STARTING XV
15 Mike Brown [1]
14 Chris Ashton [24]
13 Matt Scott [59]
12 Jimmy Gopperth [10]
11 Harry Potter [58]
10 Handré Pollard [6]
Ben Youngs [295]
1 Tom West [2]
2 Julián Montoya (c) [35]
Joe Heyes [115]
George Martin [50]
Cameron Henderson [28]
Hanro Liebenberg [76]
Olly Cracknell [16]
Jasper Wiese [52]


REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [70]
17 Francois van Wyk [27]
18 Will Hurd [20]
19 Harry Wells [172]
20 Emeka Ilione [8]
21 Tom Whiteley [1]
22 Charlie Atkinson [11]
23 Harry Simmons [30]

 

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