Freddie Burns finds touch at the 22.

Gloucester 5 meters out but there's a knock on at the breakdown. Massive defensive shift from Leicester pays off.

Afoa picks a nice line and bursts up into the Tigers 22.

Twelvetrees makes break in midfield. Gloucester carry up to the 10m.

Gloucester collect Burns's clearance kick and look to launch an attack. The Tigers line speed is impressive however.

Gloucester take the field to a warm reception from the Kingsholm faithful. We're ready to go and it's Burns to kick off.

Tom Youngs leads the Tigers out onto the Kingsholm turf.

Leicester by 15

Gloucester will want to start as they mean to go on. After an underwhelming season that saw them finish 8th in the table, getting this season of to a winning start is paramount and David Humphreys is confident he has the squad to make a big statement here tonight.
With the wounds of the Tigers' play off defeat last season still fresh they will no doubt be hungry for another stab at premiership rugby. Tigers defeated Gloucester both home and away last season and will be confident that they can hit the ground running this evening. New signings JP Pieterson and Luke Hamilton make their debuts in the Leicester colours while Scottish centre Matt Scott lines up for Gloucester for the first time. Kick off is under 15 minutes off so stay tuned for updates throughout.

Good evening and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage of the opening fixture of the 2016/2017 Aviva Premiership season as Gloucester host Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm.