This is because the LV= Cup Round 4 match will be the former All Black's 200th for the Franklin's Gardens club. Coincidentally, the opposition for this game is the same as his first, some seven-and-a-half years ago.

It is a crunch game for both teams. The Saints need to win to secure a home semi-final, while Leicester need a win to stand a chance of qualifying from their own pool.

Director of rugby Jim Mallinder today congratulated Reihana on reaching the milestone.

"Bruce remains one of our outstanding players, on and off the field," he said. "His standards of play have remained consistently high and he sets a good example for the younger players in his approach to the game and in the way that he trains. Not many players reach this kind of milestone and it reflects Bruce's attitude towards the club.

"Tomorrow's game will certainly not be an easy ride for him or the rest of the team. We want to progress in the competition and maintain our home record, while Leicester need a win if they are to stand any chance to top their pool.

"The players performed well up at Sale last weekend, but they now have to back that up with another good 80 minutes on home turf tomorrow."

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NORTHAMPTON SAINTS TEAM TO PLAY LEICESTER TIGERS
LV= Cup Round 4
Franklin's Gardens
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Kick off 3:00pm
15 Bruce Reihana
14 Chris Ashton
13 Joe Ansbro
12 Chris Mayor
11 Paul Diggin
10 Stephen Myler
9 Alan Dickens
1 Soane Tonga'uiha
2 Brett Sharman
3 Brian Mujati
4 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe (capt)
5 Juandre Kruger
6 Mark Easter
7 Neil Best
8 Roger Wilson

Replacements
16 Andy Long
17 Adam Parkins
18 Alex Waller
19 James Cannon
20 Owen Giles
21 Lee Dickson
22 Barry Everitt
23 James Downey

Head coach Richard Cockerill makes just two changes to the Leicester starting line-up following last week's win over Bath. Tom Youngs comes into the front row and Dan Hemingway, one of the starters in the historic win over South Africa in November, is named alongside Ben Kay in the second row.

The backline that started the bonus-point win over Bath is retained, with Aaron Mauger named as captain. Geordan Murphy makes his return from injury to the bench and is joined by fellow Ireland international Jeremy Staunton among the replacements.

"It was key for us to get the bonus point against Bath last week and take something into this last fixture in the pool," said Cockerill. "We brought in a few guys last week who had not had much rugby and they all came through fine. Now we've had a good week working up to this one and we're looking forward to it. Northampton have always been huge rivals and they are always big occasions when we meet."

LEICESTER TIGERS TEAM TO PLAY NORTHAMPTON
15 Lucas Amorosino
14 Alesana Tuilagi
13 Billy Twelvetrees
12 Aaron Mauger (capt)
11 Matt Smith
10 Sam Vesty
9 Harry Ellis
1 Boris Stankovich
2 Tom Youngs
3 Julian White
4 Dan Hemingway
5 Ben Kay
6 Ben Pienaar
7 Ben Woods
8 Brett Deacon

Replacements
16 Joe Duffey
17 Robbie Harris
18 Ryan Bower
19 Rob Conquest
20 Matt Everard
21 James Grindal
22 Jeremy Staunton
23 Geordan Murphy