Leicester and Gloucester make changes for Slater Cup

Hooker Jamie Blamire has been called on to start his first Prem game of the season as Leicester Tigers make five changes to their XV for the visit of Gloucester. Blamire replaces Samiuela Moli in the front row with Archie van der Flier replacing the hugely experienced Mako Vunipola, who drops to the bench after last week's win at Newcastle Red Bulls.Finn Carnduff is back in the starting pack, while Ollie Hassell-Collins replaces Adam Radwan on the wing and Will Wand comes in for Solomone Kata, who misses out because of a calf injury.Meanwhile, Gloucester make two changes to the starting XV that thrashed Harlequins 48-0 last week.Ben Redshaw replaces George Barton at full-back while and Dian Bleuler moves into the front row instead of Val Rapava-Ruskin.On the bench, the visitors also have fit-again Wales international Max Llewellyn to call on for the first time this season.Leicester Tigers: Steward; Hamer-Webb, Wand, Bailey, Hassell-Collins; Searle; Van Poortvliet (c); Van der Flier, Blamire, Heyes; Carnduff, Henderson, Wainwright, Reffell, Cracknell.Replacements: Moli, Vunipola, Hurd, Thompson, Moro, Whiteley, Woodward, Radwan.Gloucester: Redshaw; Thorley, Joseph, Atkinson, Loader; Atkinson, Englefield; Bleuler, Lake (c), Fasogbon; Kleyn, Clark, Thomas, Morgan, Trenholm.Replacements: Innard, Bellamy, Knight, Clement, Ludlow, Robson, Llewellyn, Barton.