Northampton Wanderers have named their side for a festive derby against local rivals Leicester Tigers A, with the Premiership Rugby Shield competition set to return this evening.
James Grayson will lead the strong line-up that travels to Welford Road (kick-off 7.30pm), with James Mitchell at scrum-half and Andrew Symons and Fraser Dingwall in the midfield.
Harry Mallinder spearheads an electric back three, with Ryan Olowofela and Ollie Sleightholme on the wings, while in the pack Toby Trinder, Michael van Vuuren and Karl Garside line up in the front row.
Just behind them Lewis Bean and Devante Onojaife play in the engine room, with a back row of JJ Tonks, Ollie Newman and Tui Uru rounding off the side.
The Wanderers sit third in the Northern Conference heading into the clash, with one win and one defeat in two matches so far, but another triumph would keep the side well in the hunt for a place in the competition’s knock-out stages.
LEICESTER TIGERS A vs NORTHAMPTON WANDERERS
Premiership Rugby Shield, Round Three
Monday 23 December 2019
Welford Road
Kick-off 7.30pm
15 Harry Mallinder
14 Ryan Olowofela
13 Fraser Dingwall
12 Andrew Symons
11 Ollie Sleightholme
10 James Grayson (c)
9 James Mitchell
1 Toby Trinder
2 Michael van Vuuren
3 Karl Garside
4 Lewis Bean
5 Devante Onojaife
6 JJ Tonks
7 Ollie Newman
8 Tui Uru
Replacements
16 Jack Hughes
17 Emmanuel Iyogun
18 Ed Prowse*
19 Rob Langley*
20 Mitch Eadie
21 Connor Tupai
22 Fraser Strachan
23 Josh Gillespie
* Guest player
