Leicester Tigers v Ospreys Live: Kick-off time, team news and score updates from Champions Cup clash
The Ospreys head to Leicester this evening seeking to secure their place in the Champions Cup knockouts for the first time since 2010.Back-to-back victories over French champions Montpellier have put them in a strong position to qualify for the last 16 of European rugby's top tier competition.Toby Booth's side are currently fifth in Pool B on 10 points.
A point at Welford Road would seal a place in the last 16, while a bonus-point win would guarantee a home tie.Were the Ospreys to miss out on the Champions Cup knockout stages, they are at least assured of being in the knockout rounds of the lower tier European Challenge Cup.
They could still qualify for the Champions Cup last 16 were they to leave Leicester empty handed on Friday, but it would require other results to go their way.The English champions have already qualified for the last 16, making five changes for this clash.
The Ospreys haven't strayed too far away from the side that defeated Montpellier last week, with Reuben Morgan-Williams, Nicky Smith and Dewi Lake all coming into the starting XV.Leicester Tigers: Freddie Steward; Harry Potter, Matt Scott, Dan Kelly, Harry Simmons; Handre Pollard, Jack Van Poortvliet; James Whitcombe, Charlie Clare, Dan Cole, Ollie Chessum, Cameron Henderson, Hanro Liebenberg (capt), Tommy Reffell, Olly Cracknell.Replacements: Julian Montoya, Dan Richardson, Will Hurd, Harry Wells, Sean Jansen, Ben Youngs, Jimmy Gopperth, Charlie Atkinson.Ospreys: Cai Evans; Alex Cuthbert, Michael Collins, Joe Hawkins, Keelan Giles; Owen Williams, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Nicky Smith, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, Adam Beard, Alun Wyn Jones, Rhys Davies, Justin Tipuric (capt), Jac Morgan.Replacements: Scott Baldwin, Gareth Thomas, Rhys Henry, Huw Sutton,