MATT Banahan will make his 200th appearance for Bath Rugby on Sunday when they take on Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in the Aviva Premiership (KO 3pm).

The Jerseyman, who joined the club in 2006 and has scored 76 tries since then, will reach the milestone wearing the outside centre jersey, with Kyle Eastmond inside at 12.

Argentine wing Horacio Agulla makes his first start of the season, with Semesa Rokoduguni opposite him at 14. Anthony Watson starts at full-back. Scrum-half Niko Matawalu makes his third start of the season, with George Ford at fly-half.

Continuing in the front row are Nick Auterac, Ross Batty and Henry Thomas – the trio so crucial to the European Champions Cup victory against Leinster last weekend.

Captain Stuart Hooper is joined at second row by Academy and former England U20 forward Tom Ellis, making the third senior start of his career. The back row of blindside Matt Garvey, openside Francois Louw and number eight Leroy Houston get only the second run-out of the season so far together.

Amongst the replacements is new recruit David Denton, with the Scotland back rower likely to make his first appearance for the club since joining at the beginning of the month.

Bath Rugby team to face Leicester Tigers: 15 Anthony Watson, 14 Semesa Rokoduguni, 13 Matt Banahan, 12 Kyle Eastmond, 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 George Ford, 9 Niko Matawalu, 1 Nick Auterac, 2 Ross Batty, 3 Henry Thomas, 4 Stuart Hooper (capt), 5 Tom Ellis, 6 Matt Garvey, 7 Francois Louw, 8 Leroy Houston. Replacements: 16 Tom Dunn, 17 Nathan Catt, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 David Denton, 20 Guy Mercer, 21 Chris Cook, 22 Rhys Priestland, 23 Tom Homer.