Premiership

Ford counting on crowd comfort to spark Tigers

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The Rugby Paper Team
23 September 2018

By JON NEWCOMBE

Star man: George Ford has hit a rich vein of form
PICTURES: Getty Images

GRAHAM Kitchener returns from injury to make his first appearance of the season for Leicester in place of the suspended lock Will Spencer.
The 28-year-old has recovered from a hip injury to join the line-up in the only change to the pack from last week’s narrow defeat against Wasps in which Spencer was sent off for a high tackle.
Tigers interim head coach Geordan Murphy has also made two changes in the backline with fliers Jordan Olowofela and Jonah Holmes coming in for Adam Thompstone and Te...

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