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Mauger leads Leicester against Boks Thursday, November 05, 2009 (13:43:51)
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All Black Aaron Mauger will captain Leicester Tigers for the historic match against the Springboks at Welford Road on Friday night.
Mauger will operate at flyhalf, where he led Leicester to victory in the East Midlands derby last weekend. Another New Zealander, Scott Hamilton, has been selected at fullback, while newly signed Wallaby wing Lote Tuqiri has been included on the bench.
Coach Richard Cockerill has named a fairly green but potentially electrifying centre pairing in youngsters Andy Forsyth and Manu Tuilagi.
The Tigers received a timely double boost with England coach Martin Johnson releasing lock Ben Kay and hooker George Chuter from the national side.
Kay will start in the second row alongside youngster Calum Green, who made his debut against Northampton last weekend, while Chuter will be employed off the bench.
Leicester Tigers: 15 Scott Hamilton, 14 Lucas Amorosino, 13 Andy Forsyth, 12 Manu Tuilagi, 11 Johne Murphy, 10 Aaron Mauger (captain), 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Brett Deacon, 7 Ben Pienaar, 6 Geoff Parling, 5 Ben Kay, 4 Calum Green, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Mefin Davies, 1 Marcos Ayerza Replacements:16 George Chuter, 17 Dan Cole, 18 Tom Armes, 19 Dan Hemingway, 20 James Grindal, 21 Greig Tonks, 22 Lote Tuqiri
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