We've waited a long time to see the reappearance of Manu Tuilagi but now he's fit again for a first competitive match since January.

He's part of a potentially spectacular back-line with Wallaby Matt Toomua also in the midfield.

New signings Jonny May and George Ford start with the latter lining up against the club he fell out of love with and left in the summer to move back to the East Midlands.

Leicester: Veainu; Malouf, Tuilagi, Toomua, May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Genge, Tom Youngs (capt), Mulipola, Barrow, Kitchener, Ryan, O'Connor, Kalamafoni.

Replacements: Thacker, Bateman, Cole, Williams, Hamilton, Harrison, Joe Ford, Tait.

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Hello all, hope you've enjoyed the opening weekend of the new Premiership season so far. A humdinger of a fixture to complete the action coming up with old rivals Leicester and Bath meeting at Welford Road.

Tigers have assembled something of a galacticos back-line and big things are expected this season.

This is a tough opening test for them against a Bath side also looking tasty on paper - and who possibly hold an edge in the pack.

We're settling in for another exciting afternoon.

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