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Venue: <\/b>Recreation Ground Date: <\/b>Saturday 26 March Kick-off: <\/b>1630 GMT
Coverage: <\/b>Live commentary on BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Leicester, live scores and updates on BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 Live
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Bath are still without England captain Lewis Moody, who is still suffering with a knee injury, but Matt Banahan starts on the wing.<\/b><\/p>\n

England centre Shontayne Hape and prop David Wilson are both named among the replacements for Steve Meehan’s side. <\/p>\n

Leaders Leicester name three of the side that started for England against Ireland last Saturday. <\/p>\n

Half-backs Toby Flood and Ben Youngs and prop Dan Cole all start, as does back-row replacement Tom Croft. <\/p>\n

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But lock Louis Deacon and prop Martin Castrogiovanni are sidelined by injury as the Tigers bid to stretch their two-point lead at the top. <\/p>\n

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Bath head coach Steve Meehan told BBC Points West:<\/b>
“The two-week break has been a good thing for us as we got to the end of that block of Premiership games and there were some pretty weary and battered bodies about the place.<\/p>\n

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Meehan expecting ‘fierce’ Tigers contest<\/p>\n

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“They’ve won the Premiership for the last two years running and, between Bath and Leicester, we’re the only sides to be in the play-off semi-finals for the last three years so there is some history there. <\/p>\n

“The matches have thrown up some magical bits of rugby so it’ll be a fantastic occasion here on Saturday and a hell of a collision I’m sure.” <\/p>\n

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Bath: <\/b>Abendanon; Banahan, Williams, Vesty, Biggs; James, Claassens; Flatman, Mears, Bell; Hooper, Grewcock; Skirving, Watson, Taylor.
Replacements:<\/b> Dixon, Catt, Wilson, Fernandez Lobbe, Mercer, McMillan, Hape, Cuthbert. <\/p>\n

Leicester: <\/b>Hamilton; Agulla, M Tuilagi, Allen, A Tuilagi; Flood, Youngs; Ayerza, Chuter, Cole; Mafi, Slater; Croft, Newby, Waldrom.
Replacements:<\/b> Hawkins, Stankovich, White, Crane, Woods, Grindal, Staunton, Smith.\n<\/p>\n

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