Mission to Monza for Tigers

Published: Friday, 11. November, 2011 in category Northern Hemishere
Murphy: Skippers Tigers

The Tigers tackle Pool Four underdogs Aironi at Stadio Brianteo in Monza (kick-off 1.30pm), the 95th different venue to stage Heineken Cup rugby.

Geordan Murphy skippers a side showing three changes from the team held at home by Irish last weekend, with wing Niall Morris, centre Andy Forsyth and prop Dan Cole all starting.

Forsyth replaces Horacio Agulla, who suffered a hand injury in the Irish match and joins Mathew Tait, Manu Tuilagi, Anthony Allen and Billy Twelvetrees on Tigers' current list of absentees.

Aironi: Ruggero Trevisan, Sinoti Sinoti, Andrea Masi, Matteo Pratichetti, Giovanbattista Venditti, Luciano Orquera, Tyson Keats, Frans Viljoen, Simone Favaro, Nicola Cattina, Marco Bortolami, Quintin Geldenhuys, Fabio Staibano, Fabio Ongaro, Salvatore Perugini.

Replacements: Roberto Santamaria, Matias Aguero, Lorenzo Romano, Josh Sole, Filippo Ferrarini, Giorgio Bronzini, Naas Olivier, Gilberto Pavan.

Leicester: Geordan Murphy, Niall Morris, Matt Smith, Andy Forsyth, Alesana Tuilagi, Toby Flood, Sam Harrison, Thomas Waldrom, Jules Salvi, Tom Croft, Geoff Parling, Louis Deacon, Dan Cole, George Chuter, Marcos Ayerza.

Replacements: Tom Youngs, Boris Stankovich, Martin Castrogiovanni, George Skivington, Steve Mafi, Micky Young, Jeremy Staunton, Scott Hamilton.