South Africa have added a midweek match, against English club champions Leicester Tigers, to their end-of-year tour schedule.

The Springboks will take on the seven-time and current English Premiership Champions at Welford Road in Leicester on Thursday, November 5.

The match precedes Tests against France (November 14), Italy (November 21) and Ireland (November 28).

"The match will be an ideal preparation for three very tricky Test matches and give the Springboks the chance to have a taste of Northern Hemisphere conditions once again," said Andy Marinos, acting Manager Director of SA Rugby.

"It will also give us an opportunity to test out new combinations as we look towards the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

"Leicester are a powerhouse of European clubs and can field a host of England and overseas internationals and we'll have our work cut out against them ? we couldn't have asked for a more challenging warm-up for the Test matches."

The Springboks will arrive in England the day before the match, having begun their preparations in Johannesburg.

Following the match they will depart for France to prepare for the Test in Toulouse.

Marinos said he was in discussions to add a second mid-week match to the tour schedule, although details had yet to be finalised.

Leicester Tigers chairman Peter Tom said: "To bring the world champions to Welford Road is a real coup and a massive honour for the club. It says a lot for our standing in the world game and we are delighted that South Africa are able to fulfil this special occasion."

The Springbok match will mark the opening of a new stand at Welford Road to take the ground's capacity to 24 000, making it the "biggest and best purpose-built club rugby stadium in Europe," said Tom.

Tickets for the match will be available shortly from Leicester Tigers with the club predicting the Springboks will receive considerable support from the London-based South African community.