Premiership team-by-team previews: Leicester Tigers
The Tigers did well to reach the play-offs last season after losing head coach Steve Borthwick and his right-hand man Kevin Sinfield to England before Christmas. Richard Wigglesworth took over as interim head coach but, after starting with a home victory over Gloucester, heavy defeats at Sale and Newcastle followed before Northampton won the East Midlands derby at Welford Road to leave the then champions struggling to hold on to their crown.
Six consecutive victories followed, starting with Saracens at home, and while Leicester lost a numb...
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