Vs LEICESTER TIGERS 1ST OCTOBER 2011 • KICK OFF 3.15pm 2011/2012 OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME • £3.00 TODAY'S MEV. THATCHERS 1PL MATCHDAY now SPONSOR TODAY'S TEAMS BATH RUGBY LEICESTER TIGERS ME213111331 Nick Abendanon Scott Hamilton XV FULLBACK WING XIV Matt Carraro Matt Smith XIV WING CENTRE XIII Dan Hipkiss Billy Twelvetrees XIII CENTRE CENTRE XII Ben Williams Anthony Allen XII CENTRE WING XI Tom Biggs Niall Morris XI WING LY HALF X Sam Vesty George Ford X FLY HALF SCR Michael Claassens O James Grindal IX SCRUM HALF PROP David Flatman Boris Stankovich I PROP HOOKER II Pieter Dixon George Chuter II HOOKER PROP III Kane Palma-Newport Michael Holford III PROP LOCK IV Dave Attwood Ed Slater IV LOCK LOCK V Ryan Caldwell Graham Kitchener V LOCK FLANKER VI Ben Skirving Steve Mafi VI FLANKER FLANKER VII Guy Mercer Ben Woods VII FLANKER NO. 8 VIII Simon Taylor Julian Salvi VIII NO. 8 PLACEMENT Ross Batty Rob Hawkins XVI REPLACEMENT PLACEMENT XVII Charlie Beech Jonny Harris XVII REPLACEMENT PLACEMENT XVIII Duncan Bell Peter Bucknall XVIII REPLACEMENT PLACEMENT XIX Will Spencer Tom Youngs XIX REPLACEMENT PLACEMENT XX Andy Beattie Tom Armes XX REPLACEMENT PLACEMENT XXI Mark McMillan Mickey Young XXI REPLACEMENT 'LACEMENT XXII Tom Heathcote Jeremy Staunton XXII REPLACEMENT 'LACEMENT XXIII uthbert Mathew Tait XXIII REPLACEMENT Pr181P0MS -1111111111111111 LAST WEEK'S RESULTS TODAY'S MATCHDAY SPONSOR I U ester Rugby 23 Bath Rugby 6 I ei ester Tigers 25 Saracens 50 THRINGS )A 'S REFEREE - TIM WIGGLESWORTH SOLICITORS 1ST T REFEREES - PAUL BURTON AND and former Bath back-rower Salvi, challenge for a place in the back Road with a try inside 30 SE who has scored a try in each of three, announcing his arrival with and then held on in the face the last two games as well as two well-taken tries against Exeter late Tigers onslaught. Premiership finalists in each of the last seven campaigns, Leicester Tigers travel to the adding some experience and added after receiving his call-up when Recreation Ground this afternoon for the 177th meeting with old rivals Bath. leadership in the pack. England international Tait withdrew Tigers went down to defeat with injury. last game to Saracens, the The pre-season period saw defeat who beat them in the Gran( A rivalry between the clubs has club record. The 22-year-old centre Waldrom has since linked up with to Montpellier during a training Waldrom, voted Supporters at Twickenham in May. Mon been a feature of top-flight club scored all 29 points - two tries, two England as an injury replacement. camp in France, followed by Player of the Year and Rugby and Ben Woods' first of the rugby in this country for decades, conversions and five penalties - to victories over Lyon and Nottingham Players Association Player of the scored the tries for a deplet with collisions in league and cups claim the biggest individual tally The timing of injuries to before the first whistle in the Aviva Year in 2010/11, was also on the Tigers side but were unable providing some of the biggest in Tigers' history when only one experienced leaders Craig Newby, Premiership campaign. scoresheet against the Chiefs who prevent a heavy defeat to t games of the season for both sides, player has been on the scoresheet. Jordan Crane and Julian White got off to a flying start at Welford defending champions. year in, year out. could therefore not have come Tigers welcomed three England Tigers followed up with their at a worse time. Geoff Parling is Saxons among their summer Tigers have started the season first victory of the campaign at back from a lengthy spell on the recruits, with scrum-half Mickey Heineken Cup Final in his fin with just one win in the opening Newcastle Falcons in their last away sidelines and Mathew Tait made Young and prop Kieran Brookes season. Cockerill, who beca three Aviva Premiership rounds - trip. Tonga international Steve his debut as a replacement last moving south from Newcastle RICHARD COCKERILL director of rugby in July 201 at Newcastle in round three - as a Mafi scored a late try to secure weekend against Saracens after Falcons and second-row Graham retained the Premiership in lengthy injury list has added to the victory, and there were first Aviva picking up a groin injury just before Kitchener switching from Worcester and led Tigers to a third six.' problems thrown up by having 12 Premiership tries for fellow forwards the opening-day fixture against Warriors. However, Brookes joined Grand Final last season. A players on World Cup duty. Ed Slater and Julian Salvi in the 27- Exeter Chiefs. the injury-list when he suffered a foot member of the famous 'ABC front row, Cockerill joined Ti 26 victory at Kingston Park. injury shortly after coming off the in 1992 and made 262 first- But Tigers have lost just one game Despite the tough start, there bench as a replacement against his appearances, winning five le former employers at Kingston Park. on the road in the Premiership Director of rugby Richard have been some highlights for titles, two domestic cups an' since last October, that a 35-29 Cockerill began the pre-season the Tigers, with teenage fly-half to-back Heineken Cups, as defeat at London Wasps earlier this programme with 14 players away George Ford showing maturity well Back-rower Richard de Carpentier, as enjoying a two-year stint season. in international training camps, beyond his years as he becomes an England Students and Sevens Montferrand in France. He w and only George Chuter, Thomas accustomed to Aviva Premiership cap last season while studying in Richard Cockerill was confirmed also capped 27 times at hoo Leicester took a losing bonus point Waldrom and Mafi returned to rugby, and the impressive early Cardiff, is looking to make the most head coach in April 2009 and England. from the fixture at Adams Park, the club ahead of the new league form of wing Niall Morris, who has of his first professional contract led Tigers to the league title and where Billy Twelvetrees set a new campaign. Uncapped back rower scored three tries in four starts, and Morris arrived from Leinster to bathrugby.com .