Tigers name 'A' side for Development Derby with Northampton

Tigers:
15 Niall Morris
14 Miles Benjamin
13 Adam Thompstone
12 Dan Bowden
11 Alex Lewington
10 Matt Cornwell (c)
9 Scott Steele
1 Fraser Balmain
2 Rob Hawkins
3 Kieran Brookes
4 Harry Wells
5 Joe Cain
6 Luca Guillame
7 Thomas Sourice
8 Richard Thorpe

Replacements:
16 Jimmy Stevens
17 Jonny Harris
18 Ryan Bower
19 Joe Atkinson
20 Jake Albon
21 Harrison Lee-Everton
22 Pasqualle Dunn
23 Henry Purdy

Thomas Sourice is a 28 year old French flanker formerly of Toulon.  Luca Guillaume is a former trainee from Montpellier.  Joe Atkinson is originally from the same Hampshire club as Tim Rodber, so a fitting opponent for his any level Tigers debut, and currently is studying at Loughborough University.  He played in the World Champion GB sevens team alongside former Tigers Dante Mama and Sam Edgerly.  Henry Purdy is a former Wasps academy member, who actually scored a try for England Under-18s against the Tigers Academy at Welford Road last year.  He has played A league rugby for Wasps so is no stranger to this level.

Northampton's side is:
15 James Wilson
14 Noah Cato
13 Tom May
12 Luther Burrell
11 Scott Armstrong
10 Stephen Myler
9 Martin Roberts
1 Alex Waller
2 Mike Haywood
3 Tom Mercey
4 Tom Hicks
5 Mark Sorenson
6 Rhys Oakley
7 Teimana Harrison
8 Mark Hopley (c)
Replacements
16 Ross McMillan
17 Ethan Waller
18 Paul Doran Jones
19 Alex Woolford
20 Ben Nutley
21 Ryan Glynn
22 Will Hooley
23 Tom Stephenson