Freddie Burns dropped to bench for Gloucester homecoming

Freddie Burns has been dropped to the bench by Leicester Tigers for his Gloucester homecoming. The England fly-half moved to the East Midlands in the summer, in a bid to enhance his international credentials. But Welshman Owen Williams has been handed the number 10 jersey at his expense. World Cup winner Brad Thorn and international prop Michele Rizzo will make their Tigers debuts the Premiership encounter at Kingsholm. Thorn teams up with Graham Kitchener in the Tigers second row, with Rizzo..., Freddie Burns dropped to bench for Gloucester homecoming