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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 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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