Leicester v Treviso: Teams
Leicester boss Richard Cockerill has made just one change to his line-up for the visit of Treviso.
Last Updated: 21/01/11 5:15pm
Leicester boss Richard Cockerill has made just one change to his line-up for the visit of Treviso.
The Tigers need a win to secure a place in the last eight, although their final pool place will depend on the result of Perpignan's clash with the Scarlets.
Following the 32-18 win over the Scarlets, Dan Cole is promoted from the bench with Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni dropping to the replacements.
"We needed to win last week to retain any chance of qualifying and it was a good team performance at the Scarlets. The team showed great resolve and resilience to win that game under some pressure," said Cockerill.
"Now we have to win again. Treviso played very well against us in Round One, they have a lot of experienced international players in the squad and we treat them with a lot of respect."
Treviso have rung the changes for the trip to Welford Road.
Kristopher Burton, Fabio Semenzato, Joe Maddock, Michele Rizzo and Valerio Bernabò are all called into the starting XV.
Leicester: 15 Scott Hamilton, 14 Matt Smith, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Anthony Allen, 11 Alesana Tuilagi, 10 Toby Flood, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jordan Crane, 7 Craig Newby, 6 Thomas Waldrom, 5 George Skivington, 4 Louis Deacon, 3 Dan Cole, 2 George Chuter, 1 Marcos Ayerza,
Replacements: 16 Rob Hawkins, 17 Boris Stankovich, 18 Martin Castrogiovanni, 19 Ed Slater, 20 Steve Mafi, 21 James Grindal, 22 Jeremy Staunton, 23 Horacio Agulla.
Treviso: 15 Brendan Williams, 14 Ludovico Nitoglia, 13 Ezio Galon, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Joseph Maddock, 10 Kristopher Burton, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Paul Derbyshire, 7 Valerio Bernabò, 6 Benjamin Vermaak, 5 Corniel Van Zyl, 4 Enrico Pavanello, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Michele Rizzo.
Replacements: 16 Franco Sbaraglini, 17 Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet, 18 Pedro Di Santo, 19 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Alessandro Zanni, 21 Alberto Sgarbi, 22 Tobias Botes, 23 Tommaso Benvenuti.