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So petty, RFU ban on Ryan’s payday

15 November 2020 1 comment

DID a vengeful bunch of RFU grandees really take steps to keep Ryan Wilson, abrasive Scotland back rower and specialist baiter of opposition playmakers, off […]

George Ford back for Leicester Tigers Challenge Cup clash

18 September 2020 0 comments

Team line-ups for this weekend’s Challenge Cup action, as Tigers welcome Castres to Welford Road

Outstanding Ollie catches Tigers cold

6 September 2020 1 comment

By PAUL ROGERS OLLIE Thorley scored four first-half tries but Gloucester were eventually made to work hard for the win by resurgent Tigers. Gloucester were […]

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly

1 September 2020 0 comments

Kelly fielded a call from an unknown number last year where Geordan Murphy was on the other end when he picked up…

Skivington calls for big guns to shoot down Tigers

30 August 2020 3 comments

■ By SAM JACKSON GEORGE Skivington has reverted to his experienced XV for the clash with Tigers following Wednesday’s defeat to Saracens. Gloucester beat Worcester […]

DREAMTEAM

23 August 2020 0 comments

ROBIN HISLOP, DONCASTER AND FORMER ROTHERHAM, EDINBURGH, HAWICK AND SCOTLAND U20S PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alan ‘Chunk’ […]

Leicester signing Matt Scott feels no pressure to replace Tuilagi void

15 August 2020 0 comments

Left in limbo by Edinburgh last Christmas, ex-Gloucester centre Scott has managed to turn uncertainty into a second stint in the Premiership

I’m no Manu but I have my strengths

9 August 2020 0 comments

Jon Newcombe talks to Scotland centre Matt Scott about filling the Tuilagi void in Tigers’ midfield STRONG-RUNNING centre Matt Scott is relishing the opportunity to […]

YOUNG GUNS

9 August 2020 0 comments

JACK ROWNTREE LEICESTER TIGHTHEAD Jack Rowntree does not have far to look for advice. In fact, given his dad is the former Leicester and England […]

Exclusive: Leicester’s George Ford expects to see Kyle Eastmond elsewhere in the Premiership

24 July 2020 0 comments

After some ins and outs at Welford Road, George Ford explains why he elected to stay at Leicester

England prop Ellis Genge staying put at Leicester Tigers

8 July 2020 0 comments

“Ellis is a unique individual who we love having at Leicester Tigers” – Geordan Murphy

Manu Tuilagi, George Ford and Ellis Genge in contract stand-off with Leicester

30 June 2020 0 comments

The clock is ticking on Leicester and other Premiership clubs to agree adjusted contracts with their players

‘I can’t respect you, I think you are a bit of a snake’ – Sam Burgess slams Mike Ford

4 June 2020 0 comments

Burgess lifts the lid on his take of what went wrong in England’s World Cup and his exit at Bath

What has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?

13 May 2020 0 comments

The Premiership’s most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed

So just what has gone wrong with the once-mighty Tigers?

10 May 2020 0 comments

Director of rugby: Geordan Murphy New head coach: Steve Borthwick Glory days: Lewis Moody salutes a packed Welford Road after Leicester won the 2010 Premiership […]

Big Lift challenge smashes target for NHS

10 May 2020 2 comments

BARNES raised almost £150k in their Big Lift challenge to aid NHS charities. The National Two South club honoured the passing of Garry Garrett, father […]

Premiership told to stop shackling the mavericks

10 May 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLISH rugby’s failure to embrace mavericks like Danny Cipriani is one of the travesties of the modern game, according to former Wasps […]

Guscott column: Bath need a 9-10 combination which gives them quick ball

6 May 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott analyses how Bath can produce a style of rugby to take them to being regular play-off challengers in the Premiership

Big Lift raises £20k in memory of Garry

3 May 2020 0 comments

■By ADAM ELLIS BARNES chairman Michael Whitfield has been blown away by the support for the club’s ‘Big Lift’ campaign to raise funds for NHS […]

Cain column: Our Golden Goose is an endangered species

29 April 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain says rugby can come through its most precarious challenge if it becomes more transparent

Our Golden Goose is an endangered species

26 April 2020 2 comments

RUGBY Union’s golden goose is beginning to look a lot thinner, and as the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic grows, the whole rugby universe […]

Guscott column: May-day for opponents as Gloucester-bound Jonny just gets better

21 April 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott analyses Jonny May’s move to Gloucester and what it means for his England career

DREAMTEAM

19 April 2020 1 comment

CHARLIE CLARE, LEICESTER AND FORMER NORTH WALSHAM, JERSEY, BEDFORD AND NORTHAMPTON HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAY ED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alex […]

Anthony Watson starts for England against Wales, as Underhill misses out

5 March 2020 0 comments

Mark Wilson also starts for England at openside flanker against Wales in the Six Nations

Guscott column: Manu Tuilagi is ready to find holes in Wales’ defence

3 March 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott gives his thoughts ahead of England versus Wales at Twickenham, where the hosts will be looking for a display like the one against Ireland

England bring down Ireland’s Grand Slam dream

23 February 2020 0 comments

In their first match at Twickenham of 2020, England kept the game out of Ireland’s control to win 24-12

Guscott column: Manu Tuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another like him

23 February 2020 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott outlines how England are at their best with Manu Tuilagi in the team

Jonathan Joseph on the wing for England, Daly to full-back

21 February 2020 0 comments

England head coach makes changes to the backline after George Furbank is ruled out of Ireland clash

Cain column: Enigma of Eddie Jones is a problem for England

11 February 2020 0 comments

Is this England team veering from one extreme to the other after the World Cup defeat?

Mighty Genge unleashes his own storm to spur England

9 February 2020 1 comment

By NICK CAIN Rare sight: Elliott Daly tries a break COMETH the grudge match, cometh the Genge. England dug themselves out of the tightest of […]

Greed sees Red Rose wilt in Murrayfield wild winds

9 February 2020 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Playing rugby on a filthy wet February evening with the wind gusting up to 50mph and swirling around the strangely asymmetric contours […]

England need much more to beat Irish

9 February 2020 0 comments

Done it: George Ford celebrates with Owen Farrell and Jonny May after the match PICTURE: Getty Images IT was so crucial for England to get […]

George Ford still has his best years ahead of him, says Eastmond

24 January 2020 0 comments

Kyle Eastmond has watched Ford grow from his time at Bath and Leicester

Guscott column: Simon Amor can get England to be more instinctive

21 January 2020 0 comments

From Wisemantel to Amor, England’s fast-paced attack play can become more expressive

Saracens, Europe and McConnochie: What’s in Sunday’s TRP?

17 January 2020 0 comments

Plenty of news, views, action and reaction in issue #592 of The Rugby Paper – here’s what features… SARACENS: Sarries risk automatic relegation to the […]

RUGBY SHORTS

5 January 2020 1 comment

Nakarawa to Glasgow FIJI lock Leone Nakarawa, 31, has rejoined Glasgow Warriors until the end of the season as revealed on Blindside last month. He […]

Ellis Genge and George Ford agree Leicester Tigers extensions

1 January 2020 0 comments

George Worth and Sam Aspland-Robinson have also signed contract renewals to stay at Welford Road

Late try by Veainu sees Tigers grab vital lifeline to beat drop

29 December 2019 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD TELUSA Veainu crossed for a late try as Tigers growled back from the brink to snatch what could prove a crucial draw […]

DREAMTEAM

22 December 2019 1 comment

STEVE McCOLL, DONCASTER AND FORMER SCOTLAND U20s, LEEDS & GLOUCESTER FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Joe Marler – […]

Leicester Tigers seek to sign Argentina lock and keep hold of George Ford

13 December 2019 0 comments

Movement at Leicester Tigers…

World Cup final frustration still eats at ex-England scrum coach Neal Hatley

12 December 2019 0 comments

Neal Hatley is trying to put the loss of the final behind him by throwing himself into the revamp of Bath

Tigers confident of keeping their key men

8 December 2019 0 comments

HEAD coach Geordan Murphy is ‘hopeful’ Leicester can keep their in-demand England stars at the club despite interest in them intensifying. George Ford, wanted by […]

Hardwick will make Ford fight for his Tigers’ place

1 December 2019 2 comments

Breakout: Tom Hardwick is enjoying his run By JON NEWCOMBE ICE-COOL Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick is enjoying throwing down the gauntlet to George Ford as […]

Devastating as Saints march all over Tigers

1 December 2019 1 comment

■By ROB WILDMAN End of a sweeping attack: Tom Collins scores a second half try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images DYNAMIC Northampton maintained their strangle-hold […]

Harmony? Eddie has put boys under a bus

24 November 2019 3 comments

CHRIS HEWETT England’s coaching staff do not always sing from the same hymn sheet. Sometimes, they struggle to preach the same religion. Brian Ashton hardly […]

Holmes scores four as Tigers claw the French

17 November 2019 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN To the four: Tigers’ Jonah Holmes scores PICTURES: Getty Images LEICESTER welcomed back their England World Cup men, only for Welsh international […]