Leicester Tigers have named their match day squad for Saturday’s Premiership Cup clash against Coventry at Butts Park Arena (3pm).
Josh Bassett and Solomone Kata come into Tigers’ backline, with Finn Carnduff captaining the side again this week from the backrow.
Swedish international tight head prop Ale Loman joins the club on loan from Nottingham for the round six matchup and will start in the front row.
Loman, 24, joined Tigers’ performance partners last Summer after impressing for Nottingham University in BUCS Super League.
A powerful prop who can play both sides of the scrum, Loman scored a viral, long-range try for his national side in November last year, and becomes Tigers second Swedish international after women’s fullback, Amanda Swartz.
STARTING XV
15 Jamie Shillcock [43]
14 Will Wand [10]
13 Dan Kelly [92]
12 Solomone Kata [33]
11 Josh Bassett [24]
10 Ben Volavola [5]
9 Tom Whiteley [39]
1 James Cronin [44]
2 Finn Theobald-Thomas [14]
3 Ale Loman *
4 Harry Wells [212]
5 Côme Joussain [12]
6 Finn Carnduff (C) [17]
7 Emeka Ilione [37]
8 Kyle Hatherell [28]
REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [113]
17 James Whitcombe [63]
18 Tubuna Maka [1]
19 Tom Manz [12]
20 Josh Manz [8]
21 Charlie Bemand [1]
22 George Pearson [4]
23 Malelili Satala [3]
* Leicester Tigers Debut
