Leeds v Crociati Rugby: Teams
Leeds will be hoping to put their poor domestic form behind them as they face Crociati Rugby in the Amlin Challenge Cup.
Last Updated: 10/12/10 3:14pm
Leeds will be hoping to put their poor domestic form behind them as they face Crociati Rugby in an Amlin Challenge Cup Pool Four clash.
Leeds last win in any competition came in the Amlin Challenge Cup in early October when they beat Bucharest Oaks, and Neil Back will be hoping this serves as a good omen for his struggling team.
Back has made a number of changes to the team that was hammered by Harlequins last time out.
Ceiron Thomas switches from fly-half to full-back to accommodate Lachlan Mackay at number 10, while Steve Thompson replaces Phil Nilsen at prop and Warren Fury comes in for Scott Mathie at scrum-half. Both Nilsen and Mathie drop to the bench.
The home side are boosted by the return of Hendre Fourie, with the flanker retuning from international duty with England.
Meanwhile in the other Pool Four fixture this weekend, Buceresti entertain Stade Francais at the Arcul de Triumf on Saturday. Kick-off is at 1pm GMT (3pm local time).
Leeds: 15 Ceiron Thomas, 14 Lee Blackett, 13 Henry Fa'afili, 12 Scott Barrow, 11 Michael Stephenson, 10 Lachlan Mackay, 9 Warren Fury, 8 Daniel Browne,7 Hendre Fourie, 6 Rhys Oakley, 5 Marco Wentzel, 4 Tom Denton, 3 Juan Gomez, 2 Steve Thompson, 1 Gareth Hardy
Replacements:16 Phil Nilsen, 17 Miguel Alonso, 18 Jesus Moreno Rodriquez, 19 Danny Paul, 20 Alfie To'oala, 21 Scott Mathie, 22 Pete Wackett, 23 Leigh Hinton
Crociati Rugby: 15 Ruggero Trevisan, 14 Lome Fa'atau, 13 Michele Tobia, 12 Sebastian Damiani, 11 Troy Woodman, 10 Tommaso Iannone, 9 James Ireland, 8 Roberto Mandelli, 7 Andrea Orlandi, 6 Diego Delnevo, 5 Dylan Sigg, 4 Uili Kolo'ofai, 3 Iacopo Scarparo, 2 Mattia Saccomani, 1 Pardeep Singh
Replacements: 16 Renzo Balboni, 17 Antonio Maio, 18 Francesco Pepoli, 19 Matteo Minari, 20 Marco Frati, 21 Marco Anversa, 22 Emanuele Passera, 23 Andrea Lovotti