Cracknell captain in Cape Town

Olly Cracknell captains Leicester Tigers as they face DHL Stormers in the Investec Champions Cup on Saturday.

The Welsh international is joined in the back row by Argentinian international Joaquin Moro and Sam Williams.

In the backline, Ollie Hassell-Collins returns to the starting XV, while Gabriel Hamer-Webb retains his spot but switches to the right wing.

George Pearson gets another starting berth away in the Investec Champions Cup after impressing in the fixture against La Rochelle in December.

Geoff Parling said, “Crackers is a natural leader who gets the most out of himself and leads with a calm intensity.”

“It’s an opportunity for our squad to firstly get behind him, and then to test themselves against a top Stormers team.”

“The team are aware that they are the lucky ones that get to represent the badge and the rest of the squad so are excited about the challenge ahead.”

The game is at 17:15 local time.

Leicester Tigers (appearances)

15. George Pearson (10)

14. Gabriel Hamer-Webb (6)

13. Will Wand (24)

12. Joseph Woodward (45)

11. Ollie Hassell-Collins (60)

10. Billy Searle (14)

9. Tom Whiteley (52)

1.Tarek Haffar (11)

2. Jamie Blamire (12)

3. Will Hurd (62)

4. James Thompson (12)

5. Harry Wells (226)

6. Joaquin Moro (14)

7. Sam Williams (9)

Replacements:

16. Finn Theobold-Thomas (24)

17. Archie Van Der Flier (10)

18. Ale Loman (8)

19. Tom Manz (18)

20. Emeka Ilione (56)

21. Ollie Allan (13)

22. Orlando Bailey (12)

23. Ryan Crowley (3)