Premiership Rugby : Premiership Match Centre : Preview: Northampton Saints V Leicester Tigers

Wasps secured a home quarter final in the Amlin Challenge Cup with a comfortable bonus-point victory over French side Bordeaux-Begles in Pool Three at Adams Park.

Edinburgh advanced to the knockout stage of the Heineken Cup for the first time in eight years when they produced some scintillating rugby to sweep aside a London Irish side that offered little in an attacking sense at Murrayfield.

Exeter Chiefs claimed a historic Amlin Challenge Cup victory over European giants Perpignan to claim their first appearance in a European quarter-final in style.

Northampton Saints have lost their opening game of a Premiership season just once since 2002: 0-32 at Leicester in 2005. The Saints suffered just two home defeats in all competitions last season - both inflicted by Saracens in their last two matches!

Leicester Tigers play away from home in round one for a fourth successive season. The defending Premiership champion club has in fact lost their opening game of the following season in three of the last four years. Tigers have won seven of their last eight games in the Premiership.

Leicester's only previous visit to Franklin's Gardens in round one was in 1999 when the Saints won comfortably, 46-24.

Referee: Dave Pearson (143rd Premiership game)

Live on SkySports HD.

Date	Home	Score	Away	Att
3/12/11	Leicester Tigers	30 - 25	Northampton Saints	24,000
14/5/11	Leicester Tigers	11 - 3	Northampton Saints	20,137
8/1/11	Leicester Tigers	27 - 16	Northampton Saints	24,000

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