Wayne Barnes has been appointed referee for Leicester Tigers away trip to Ashton Gate to face Bristol Bears in Round 9 of the Gallagher Premiership.
Barnes last took control of a Tigers fixture in Round 19 of last season's Premiership competition against Bath at Twickenham.
He will be assisted on Saturday afternoon by Andrew Jackson and Paul Dix, with Trevor Fischer as Television Match Official (TMO) and Andrew Pearce as Citing Officer.
