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EXCLUSIVE: Wage bills will push clubs to the brink

26 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Leicester Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen warns Premiership finances could “fall off a cliff” unless a handbrake is applied to rocketing wage […]

YOUNG GUNS

23 April 2017 0 comments

LOUGHBOROUGH STUDENTS LOCK JAMES LASIS James Lasis started the season as a loosehead but it is at lock that he is looking to turn professional […]

Hartley to captain England in Argentina

20 April 2017 0 comments

Dylan Hartley will captain England for their tour to Argentina after being left out of the Lions squad. The Northampton hooker, who saw his understudy […]

O’Connor: Lions have to pick Youngs

16 April 2017 0 comments

RETURNING Leicester head coach Matt O’Connor said there is no way the Lions selectors can afford to leave Ben Youngs behind after the scrum-half welcomed […]

Andy Goode: Ford’s a top 10 in Europe but Tigers need to find a pack

12 April 2017 0 comments

Matt O’Connor returned to these shores this week to resume command of the club he left in 2013, which begs the question: Why was he […]

Injury forces Marcos Ayerza to retire

11 April 2017 0 comments

Leicester Tigers and Argentina prop Marcos Ayerza has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The loosehead, who spent the last 11 seasons […]

Jeremy Guscott: Clash of Titans? No longer, but it’s still a crucial game

7 April 2017 0 comments

The concept of ‘The Clash’ appeals to me, with an expected crowd of 60,000 at Twickenham to watch Bath against Leicester a testament to the […]

Newcastle’s eighth summer signing announced

4 April 2017 0 comments

Scrum-half Sam Stuart has become Newcastle Falcons‘ eighth new signing for next season. The 25-year-old is known to Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards from […]

Nick Cain: O’Connor had better watch his back at Leicester

31 March 2017 0 comments

The knives are out at Welford Road – again – with Matt O’Connor on his way back in as Leicester‘s head coach and Aaron Mauger […]

Pressure almost led me to suicide admits Leicester star

30 March 2017 0 comments

Leicester scrum-half Jono Kitto is spearheading a campaign aimed at persuading players to open up about mental health issues after revealing how his quest for […]

Tait one of four to pen new Leicester deal

29 March 2017 0 comments

Mathew Tait, Harry Thacker, Harry Wells and Michele Rizzo have all extended their Leicester contracts to stay at Welford road. Tait captained the Tigers, who […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Hamilton – former All Blacks and Leicetser wing

28 March 2017 0 comments

The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was in such a great Crusaders team. The Blues and the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Rotherham to appoint Andy Key as head coach

23 March 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Rotherham Titans have wasted no time in lining up a successor to Justin Burnell with former Leeds boss Andy Key wanted as […]

Mauger sacked as O’Connor returns

22 March 2017 0 comments

Matt O’Connor is to return to Leicester Tigers as head coach with the Australian set to take over from Aaron Mauger next month. O’Connor won […]

Falcons looking to lure Flood home

19 March 2017 1 comment

Heading home? Toby Flood TOBY FLOOD could this summer be heading back to Newcastle Falcons where he started his career when his deal with Toulouse […]

My Life in Rugby: Anthony Allen – former England and Leicester centre

14 March 2017 0 comments

With hindsight, getting capped by England at 20, just over a year after leaving school, was way too soon. But you never know when such […]

Destroyer Hamish on mission at Twickenham

9 March 2017 0 comments

Hamish Watson felt he had a point to prove to Vern Cotter when he came off the bench to star against Wales last time out […]

Vunipola back in England camp

6 March 2017 0 comments

Billy Vunipola has returned from injury to re-join the England squad. The No.8, who played 70 minutes for his club side Saracens on Sunday, has […]

Top clubs vie to lure Brown from Harlequins

5 March 2017 0 comments

By MATTHEW EMERY HARLEQUINS face the prospect of losing star full-back Mike Brown in the summer. And Brown’s fellow England international, scrum-half Danny Care, is […]

Barnstorming Billy can put the frighteners on

5 March 2017 1 comment

BEN Youngs insists the potential return of “the world’s best No.8” for the Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham is bad news for Scotland. The scrum-half […]

Dream Team: Brendon O’Connor – Leicester flanker

27 February 2017 0 comments

1. Tony Woodcock – I played with him at the Blues and he’s a great player. So much so that he picked up over 100 […]

their teeth to tear apart Quins’ proud home record

26 February 2017 0 comments

Tigers show By NICK VERDIER LEICESTER, despite all their troubles this season, are again in contention for the playoffs after forcing Quins to surrender their […]

JJ dropped by England

23 February 2017 0 comments

England have dropped Jonathan Joseph ahead of their Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham on Sunday. Eddie Jones has retained 24 players ahead of […]

Bowden leaves Bath by mutual consent

22 February 2017 0 comments

Bath have confirmed that utility back Dan Bowden has been released from his contract by mutual consent. Bowden joined Bath from Super Rugby team The Blues in […]

EXCLUSIVE: Why Maxime Mermoz left French rugby behind

22 February 2017 0 comments

The sea, the sun, the trophies, Maxime Mermoz appeared to have it all. But underneath all that glitter it was a different story and he […]

Edinburgh confirm Cockerill appointment

21 February 2017 0 comments

Richard Cockerill has been confirmed as head coach of Edinburgh from the start of next season. As revealed in the Fissler Files on Sunday, the […]

Cockerill poised for Edinburgh job

19 February 2017 1 comment

RICHARD Cockerill looks set to take over as the new head coach of PRO12 side Edinburgh next season after a dramatic turn of events. Cockerill, […]

Crossword

19 February 2017 1 comment

ACROSS 1. Racing Metro lock given his France debut v Argentina last year (4) 3. Bath’s ex-London Irish prop with experience in Australia (6) 7. […]

CONFIRMED: Newcastle bring in Maxime Mermoz

16 February 2017 0 comments

As revealed in the Fissler Files on January 22, Newcastle have added title-winning credentials and proven international experience with the signing of French centre Maxime […]

Cardiff Blues secure Leicester centre

15 February 2017 0 comments

Leicester’s Welsh centre Jack Roberts will join the Cardiff Blues next season after agreeing a long-term deal with the Pro12 outfit. The 25-year-old former Wales […]

Ford and Burns switch Leicester and Bath role

14 February 2017 0 comments

Leicester have completed the signing of George Ford from Bath ahead of next season in a move which will also see fly-half Freddie Burns travel […]

Hamilton could boost Exiles pack

12 February 2017 0 comments

LONDON IRISH are eying up a move for Saracens’ Swindon-born Scotland lock Jim Hamilton who is out of contract at the end of the season. […]

Anscombe: My fight for Wales recall starts here

12 February 2017 1 comment

By JAMES CANDY PREVIEW Cardiff Blues v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1.05pm CARDIFF Blues outsidehalf Gareth Anscombe is determined to reignite his Wales career and leave […]

Anglo-Welsh semi-finals confirmed

7 February 2017 0 comments

Premiership Rugby has today confirmed that Saracens and Exeter Chiefs will host the semi-finals of this year’s Anglo-Welsh Cup on consecutive days in March, both […]

Cockerill courted by rival clubs in Top 14

5 February 2017 0 comments

FORMER Leicester boss Richard Cockerill is on the radar of several French clubs after moving to France to work with Mike Ford at Toulon. Cockerill […]

Chuter to replace Walsh at Hinckley

5 February 2017 0 comments

FORMER England hooker George Chuter will succeed Paul Walsh as Hinckley boss next season. Chuter, who played for Saracens, Leicester Tigers and England, said: “I’m […]

Leicester confirm Maxime Mermoz signing

2 February 2017 0 comments

Leicester have confirmed the signing of France international centre Maxime Mermoz for the rest of the season. Tigers agreed terms with the 30-year-old Mermoz after […]

Leicester are ‘suffering from loss of home stars’

26 January 2017 0 comments

Leicester stalwart Matt Smith fears the imperatives of winning are preventing Tigers from blooding academy stars and sticking with them. Smith, 31, is nearing his […]

Leicester suspend Ed Slater

24 January 2017 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have suspended Ed Slater from playing for two weeks following an internal disciplinary hearing. Following a citing, club officials have reviewed an incident […]

Former Tiger Odogwu glad he jumped ship to Sharks

19 January 2017 0 comments

When Paolo Odogwu scored for Sale against Leicester in October it was a moment of personal satisfaction for the 19-year-old speedster who once cut a […]

Leicester urged to consider benefactor route

18 January 2017 0 comments

Leicester legend Louis Deacon claims his old club were wrong to sack Richard Cockerill and insists the Welford Road outfit must change their financial outlook […]

Ellis Genge – ‘I’m staying at Leicester’

18 January 2017 0 comments

Dynamic Ellis Genge has revealed why Leicester‘s sacking of the man who helped salvage his career is unlikely to deter him from signing a new […]

Leicester to bring in French Test centre

16 January 2017 0 comments

Leicester are believed to have signed France international Maxime Mermoz with immediate effect. The centre is expected to arrive at Welford Road this week as injury […]

Room 101: Sam Harrison – Leicester scrum-half

12 January 2017 0 comments

1. Sports Personality of the Year By this, I’m specifically referring to Andy Murray winning it for a third time when, quite clearly, he hasn’t […]

Leicester quartet pen new contracts

11 January 2017 0 comments

Peter Betham is one of four players to sign new deals with Leicester Tigers. The Australia international is joined by forwards Graham Kitchener, Dom Barrow, […]

Gloucester confirm Tigers fly-half capture

11 January 2017 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper, Gloucester have signed Leicester fly-half Owen Williams for next season on a deal worth around £400,000 a year. The […]

Nick Cain: Johnno and Tigers are made for each other

11 January 2017 0 comments

When it comes to filling the managerial vacuum at Leicester left by the sacking of a larger-than-life character like Richard Cockerill, there is no question […]

Leicester tighthead off to Gloucester

10 January 2017 0 comments

Gloucester’s recruitment for next season continued today with the news that Leicester prop Fraser Balmain will move to Kingsholm this summer. The 25-year old, who […]

WATCH: Manu Tuilagi ruled out for the season

4 January 2017 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi will not play again this season after it was confirmed he suffered an ACL injury against Saracens on Sunday. The Leicester centre was […]

Jeremy Guscott: George Ford has to play with a smile on his face again

4 January 2017 0 comments

George Ford faces another huge decision in the coming weeks, as from today he is officially allowed to hear offers from rival Premiership clubs eager […]

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