A roaring start vital for Tigers

LEICESTER are under orders to hit Racing 92 hard and early – or wave goodbye to their Champions Cup hopes.

A week after losing on Racing’s indoor artificial surface in Paris, Tigers welcome the French aristocrats to wintry Welford Road.

Scrum-half Ben White said: “Racing are a good team and I’m sure they can play in most conditions. But it is about making sure everything that we do is right and not taking 10-20 minutes to get into the game.

“It is about putting down a statement from the start. We need to take it to them.”

Racing have Celtic trio Finn Russell,

Simon Zebo and Donnacha Ryan in their starting line-up. Graham Kitchener returns for Tigers.

NO DELAYING: White