Leicester v Bath: Teams

Leicester have handed the captaincy to Anthony Allen for the LV= Cup tie against Bath.

Allen is one of six internationals recalled for the final pool match, with Horacio Agulla, Lucas Amorosino and Jeremy Staunton set to start and Steve Mafi and Marcos Ayerza added to the replacements.

Ben Woods also returns after injury, while Dan Hipkiss, who will move to Bath in the summer, retains his place.

"We had a difficult first half at Exeter last week but a young team made a really good fist of it in the second half and they will learn from the experience," said director of rugby Richard Cockerill.

"We have players away for the internationals, including three of our England Under-20s this weekend, but we've brought in a bit more experience and we pride ourselves on playing well at home. We're into a tough part of the season and we want every member of the squad ready for the challenge."

Important

Bath coach Steve Meehan has named a strong side for the trip to Welford Road.

South African Luke Watson skippers a side including the likes of Simon Taylor, Stuart Hooper, Danny Grewcock, David Flatman¸ Olly Barkley and former Tiger Sam Vesty.

And forwards coach Martin Haag is confident his side to secure victory over their old rivals.

"It's a slightly bizarre competition as you can win most of your games and still sit at the bottom of your pool, like ourselves," said Haag.

"However, we are still in it, and we are looking for a good win against Leicester, and to keep the winning momentum we have managed to gain through the majority of this year. It wasn't necessarily a pretty win against Newcastle, but considering they brought a full strength team it was a good win for us.

"We haven't won at Leicester in quite a while so it's an important game for us, not only in terms of progressing from this competition, but also looking forward to the following week back in Premiership competition."

Leicester: 15 Horacio Agulla, 14 Matt Smith, 13 Dan Hipkiss, 12 Anthony Allen (capt), 11 Lucas Amorosino, 10 Jeremy Staunton, 9 James Grindal, 8 Thomas Waldrom, 7 Ben Woods, 6 Steve Mafi, 5 Ed Slater, 4 Calum Green, 3 Peter Bucknall, 2 Rob Hawkins, 1 Boris Stankovich.
Replacements: 16 Joe Duffey, 17 Marcos Ayerza, 18 Camilo Parilli-Ocampo, 19 Dan Hemingway, 20 Pieter Myburgh, 21 Luix Roussarie, 22 Lee Robinson, 23 Andy Forsyth.

Bath: 15 Nick Scott, 14 Matt Carraro, 13 Ben Williams, 12 Olly Barkley, 11 Tom Biggs, 10 Sam Vesty, 9 Mark McMillan, 8 Simon Taylor, 7 Luke Watson (capt), 6 Andy Beattie, 5 Danny Grewcock, 4 Stuart Hooper, 3 Duncan Bell, 2 Pieter Dixon, 1 David Flatman.
Replacements: 16 Ted Stagg, 17 David Barnes, 18 Kane Palma Newport, 19 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, 20 Ben Skirving, 21 Matt Keyte, 22 Paul Roberts, 23 Jacques Boussuge.