The Tigers could have done without speculation over Matt O’Connor’s future as DoR being top of their preseason agenda, but the fallout from their failure to make the play-offs for the first time since 2004 has weakened the Aussie’s hand. This has resulted in rumours of internal strife with O’Connor unhappy with the assistant coach candidates presented to him by the Leicester board – and until now no appointment made.
With Matt Toomua, the Wallaby playmaker who kick-started last season’s revival also absent on international duty, Leicester face a baptism...