Investec Champions Cup: Leicester Tigers v Leinster - team news

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Fly-half Handre Pollard returns to the Leicester XV for the Champions Cup match against Leinster

Investec Champions Cup: Pool 4 - Leicester v Leinster

Venue: Welford Road Date: Saturday, 20 January Kick-off: 15:15 GMT

Coverage: Listen live on BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Sounds, BBC Sport website and app, with live text updates, report & reaction also available on the BBC Sport website & app

Leicester make four changes for their final Investec Champions Cup pool game with Leinster, who make two alterations for the trip to Welford Road.

Ollie Hassell-Collins and Hanro Liebenberg return from injury for the hosts, while Handre Pollard and Jasper Wiese are named in the starting XV too.

Fly-half Harry Byrne will steer the Leinster attack in Ciaran Frawley's absence and James Ryan returns at lock.

Leinster are through to the last 16 and Leicester can join them with a win.

Leicester head coach Dan McKellar said: "It's great to have Hanro and Ollie back fit and both those guys are raring to go this week."

Leinster assistant coach Andrew Goodman said: "Leicester have a clear DNA - especially at Welford Road.

"They have a clear way of how they want to play the game. We will need to step up across the board from last week's performance, especially away from home."

Line-ups

Leicester: Steward; Simmons, Scott, Kelly, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Whiteley; Cronin, Montoya, Heyes, Wells, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Wiese.

Replacements: Vanes, Van Wyk, Hurd, Carter, Hatherell, Youngs, Shillcock, Kata.

Leinster: Keenan; Larmour, Ringrose (co-capt), Henshaw, Lowe; Byrne, Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong, McCarthy, Ryan (co-capt); Baird, Van der Flier, Doris.

Replacements: Kelleher, Healy, Ala'alatoa, Molony, Conan, McGrath, Prendergast, O'Brien.

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