The matchday squad for Saturday's Premiership Women's Rugby away game against Harlequins Women has been named.
The match is part of Harlequins 'Big Game', held at Twickenham Stadium, sitting as part of a double header, with the men's team also battling 'Quins.
Two players return to a reshuffled starting XV, with Meg Jones and Francesca McGhie set to start in the centres and wing respectively.
There's a switch in the pack as captain Roisin McBrien moves to No. 8 while Katie Childs, only previously deployed in the centres, will start at flanker.
Both McGhie and Childs are set to make milestone appearances, their 20th and 40th Leicester Tigers matches respectively.
Amongst the replacements, there are two returns. Tiana Gordon is back in the squad having missed the Saracens fixture, while USA international Keia Mae Sagapolu Sanele is named in a Premiership squad for the first time this season, having recovered from an injury suffered on international duty.
Speaking ahead of the game, Head Coach Tom Hudson said: "We're back from a three week break between matches and so our preparations have for this fixture have been crucial.
"Even with the festivities surrounding the last few days, the squad have been exemplary in handling the requirements we've laid out as a coaching team.
"Saturday will be a big occasion and we're excited to embrace the challenges it throws our way."
STARTING XV
15 Claire Gallagher [14]
14 Emily Henrich [6]
13 Meg Jones [15]
12 Evie Wills [10]
11 Francesca McGhie [19]
10 Natasha Jones [45]
9 Amy Relf [47]
1 Leah Bartlett [22]
2 Amy Cokayne [10]
3 Sophie Benavent [6]
4 Eva Donaldson [20]
5 Charlotte Fray [32]
6 Julia Omokhuale [14]
7 Katie Childs [39]
8 Roisin McBrien [41] (c)
REPLACEMENTS
16 Nikki Simpson [9]
17 Abbey Constable [5]
18 Nadine Vincent [9]
19 Morgan Richardson [47]
20 Tiana Gordon [5]
21 Jenny Maxwell [10]
22 Tess Feury [20]
23 Keia Mae Sagapolu Sanele [14]
Leicester Tigers return to Mattioli Woods Welford Road for their first match of 2025 in a blockbuster Premiership double header.
With the men's team set to face Exeter Chiefs in the Gallagher Premiership, the women's side face Sale Sharks in Premiership Women's Rugby.
Secure your seat for a bumper rugby day out and kick off the new year at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
