All Blacks World Cup winner Brad Thorn is ready for his Aviva...

World Cup-winning lock Brad Thorn is set to make his Leicester Tigers debut against Gloucester at Kingsholm on Saturday.

The former All Black arrived in the country last month nursing a torn bicep he picked up during his last season with the Highlanders.

But that injury has now cleared up and his likely selection in the match-day 23 is one of a number of players making a welcome return to action this weekendItalian prop Michele Rizzo is also likely to make his first appearance for the club after joining this summer with a knee injury he contracted playing for his country in the Six Nations.

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