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Holders Leicester welcome back Tom Croft, Ben Kay, George Chuter and Martin Castrogiovanni from Six Nations duty for the EDF Energy Cup semi-final.
Boris Stankovich starts at loose-head prop and Ben Herring at flanker.
Wasps bring in Paul Sackey and Danny Cipriani at the expense of Mark Van Gisbergen and Dave Walder, while Eoin Reddan reclaims the scrum-half shirt.
England stars Phil Vickery, Simon Shaw and James Haskell return to the pack but Tom Rees and Joe Worsley are out.
Tigers forward coach Richard Cockerill says, "The attitude of the players has been top class all week and it's been pretty obvious how determined they are to do well. Playing in a semi-final, on a big stage like the Millennium Stadium and against a good side like Wasps, is a great opportunity Winning the trophy against the Ospreys last season was a massive achievement for the club and we've said all along that we're desperate to try and repeat that success this time around."
Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan says, "This is the biggest challenge we've faced to date this season. When you are in the knockout stages of any competition, you expect the opposition to raise the bar. Of course, that requires us to do the same but the history of big games between our sides has consistently shown that Wasps and Leicester bring out the best in each other. It's good to welcome back those players who have been away on international duty, but it's important from a club perspective that they can successfully don their Wasps hats once again and fulfil the roles we expect them to play."
Leicester: Murphy, Varndell, Rabeni, Hipkiss, Alesana Tuilagi, Goode, Ellis; Stankovich, Chuter, Castrogiovanni, L Deacon, Kay, Croft, Herring, Corry (capt).
Replacements: Kayser, Ayerza, White, Crane, Laussucq, Cornwell, Vesty.
Wasps: Lewsey, Paul Sackey, Waters, Flutey, Doherty, Cipriani, Reddan; Payne, Ibanez, Vickery, Shaw, Palmer, Hart, Haskell, Dallaglio (capt). Replacements: Ward, French, Skivington, Leo, McMillan, Walder, Waldouck.
From - BBC Sport
Holders Leicester welcome back Tom Croft, Ben Kay, George Chuter and Martin Castrogiovanni from Six Nations duty for the EDF Energy Cup semi-final.
Boris Stankovich starts at loose-head prop and Ben Herring at flanker.
Wasps bring in Paul Sackey and Danny Cipriani at the expense of Mark Van Gisbergen and Dave Walder, while Eoin Reddan reclaims the scrum-half shirt.
England stars Phil Vickery, Simon Shaw and James Haskell return to the pack but Tom Rees and Joe Worsley are out.
Tigers forward coach Richard Cockerill says, "The attitude of the players has been top class all week and it's been pretty obvious how determined they are to do well. Playing in a semi-final, on a big stage like the Millennium Stadium and against a good side like Wasps, is a great opportunity Winning the trophy against the Ospreys last season was a massive achievement for the club and we've said all along that we're desperate to try and repeat that success this time around."
Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan says, "This is the biggest challenge we've faced to date this season. When you are in the knockout stages of any competition, you expect the opposition to raise the bar. Of course, that requires us to do the same but the history of big games between our sides has consistently shown that Wasps and Leicester bring out the best in each other. It's good to welcome back those players who have been away on international duty, but it's important from a club perspective that they can successfully don their Wasps hats once again and fulfil the roles we expect them to play."
Leicester: Murphy, Varndell, Rabeni, Hipkiss, Alesana Tuilagi, Goode, Ellis; Stankovich, Chuter, Castrogiovanni, L Deacon, Kay, Croft, Herring, Corry (capt).
Replacements: Kayser, Ayerza, White, Crane, Laussucq, Cornwell, Vesty.
Wasps: Lewsey, Paul Sackey, Waters, Flutey, Doherty, Cipriani, Reddan; Payne, Ibanez, Vickery, Shaw, Palmer, Hart, Haskell, Dallaglio (capt). Replacements: Ward, French, Skivington, Leo, McMillan, Walder, Waldouck.
From - BBC Sport
