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Leicester confirm George McGuigan signing

1 March 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last month, Leicester Tigers have signed hooker George McGuigan from Newcastle. McGuigan, 22, has played 59 […]

Manu Tuilagi returns to England fold

29 February 2016 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi has been named in a 33-man England training squad for the Six Nations game with Wales at Twickenham. The Leicester Tigers centre, who […]

Ed Slater: We need proof plastic pitches are safe

25 February 2016 0 comments

Leicester lock Ed Slater believes more research into artificial grass pitches is needed in order to convince players the controversial surfaces are safe. Slater, who […]

Elliot Daly to make England debut against Ireland

24 February 2016 0 comments

Elliot Daly is set to make his Test debut on Saturday after being named in England’s 23-man squad for Saturday’s Six Nations match against Ireland. […]

Leicester bring in Bristol’s Ellis Genge

23 February 2016 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have signed Ellis Genge from Bristol on loan until the end of the regular season. The 21-year joins immediately but will return to […]

Premiership round 13 teams

18 February 2016 0 comments

Bath v Wasps Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Matt Banahan, Ollie Devoto, Horacio Agulla; Rhys Priestland, Chris Cook; Max Lahiff, Rob Webber, David Wilson; Charlie […]

London Irish sign Tommy Bell

17 February 2016 0 comments

London Irish have completed the signing of Tommy Bell from Leicester Tigers on a long term deal. The 23-year-old, who is comfortable playing at both […]

Dom Barrow banned for two weeks

10 February 2016 0 comments

Tigers lock Barrow has been banned for two weeks for striking an opponent during their Premiership tie with the Sale Sharks last Saturday. The lock […]

Ben Youngs eager to plough in with new England

29 January 2016 0 comments

As the son of a farmer, and a Leicester man through and through, Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs is used to hard work. So the prospect […]

Two Stade Francais forwards banned for gouging

27 January 2016 0 comments

Sade Francais forwards Laurent Sempéré and Paul Gabrillagues have today been suspended for gouging offences on Leicester‘s Marcos Ayerza and Dan Cole. The former will […]

Tom Youngs suspended for one week

27 January 2016 0 comments

Tom Youngs has been suspended for one week for striking Rabah Slimani in the Champions Cup last weekend. The Leicester hooker committed the offence in […]

Youngs cited for punching and two Paris forwards for gouging

26 January 2016 0 comments

Tom Youngs has been cited for punching France tighthead Rabah Slimani in Leicester‘s defeat to Stade Francais in the Champions Cup on Saturday. The Tigers […]

‘Best hooker’ Tom Youngs will be back predicts Louis Deacon

23 January 2016 0 comments

Louis Deacon insists Tom Youngs has been poorly treated after being dumped by England but reckons the “best hooker in England” will bounce back. Leicester […]

Leicester Tigers roar opposition to a 14-team Premiership

21 January 2016 0 comments

Simon Cohen, Leicester chief executive, insists plans for a 14-team Premiership must be shelved until there is a root and branch review of season structure […]

Broken jaw confirmed for Owen Williams

13 January 2016 0 comments

Owen Williams will be out for up to eight weeks after Richard Cockerill confirmed the fly-half suffered a double fracture in Saturday’s East Midlands derby […]

Dan Cole’s paid a price for playing fair – Marcos Ayerza

13 January 2016 0 comments

England prop will beat the scrum cheats and remain one of the world’s premier tightheads during the Six Nations, according to Leicester colleague.

JP Pietersen joins Leicester Tigers

11 January 2016 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have announced the signature of World Cup winner JP Pietersen ahead of next season. Pietersen, who has 66 Test caps to his name, […]

One-week ban for Dom Barrow

7 January 2016 0 comments

Dom Barrow has been banned for a week after being found guilty of punching Maro Itoje last weekend. The incident between the two locks happened […]

Attwood and Slater to miss Six Nations

6 January 2016 0 comments

Dave Attwood and Ed Slater will both miss England‘s Six Nations campaign due to injuries. Bath lock Attwood underwent surgery yesterday on a trapped nerve […]

Peter Betham: Manu Tuilagi should pay me for doing his dirty work!

5 January 2016 0 comments

Peter Betham reckons Manu Tuilagi owes him a hefty slice of his wages for shoring up Leicester‘s midfield during the England man’s long injury absence. […]

My Life in Rugby: Rob Hardwick – former Coventry, London Irish and England prop

22 December 2015 0 comments

Playing for Coventry and treading the same turf as my heroes had done was something I’d always aspired to when I watched the team play […]

Get Manu Tuilagi outside me and watch Tigers go!

17 December 2015 0 comments

Forgotten England fly-half Freddie Burns is relishing the opportunity of teaming up with Manu Tuilagi in a bid to impress new Red Rose boss Eddie […]

Leicester confirm new deal for Manu Tuilagi

7 December 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have today confirmed that Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new contract at the club. Tuilagi has been the subject of intense speculation in […]

Nick Cain talks to Aaron Mauger who is teaching the Leicester Tigers to be creative

2 December 2015 0 comments

Aaron Mauger may not have moved mountains yet, but Leicester‘s new Kiwi head coach has already achieved something close to it at Welford Road. No […]

New-style Leicester Tigers make Mathew Tait glad he said ‘Non’

2 December 2015 0 comments

Mathew Tait refuses to rule out the possibility of adding to his 38 England caps – if new boss Eddie Jones cares to look his […]

Manu Tuilagi will be offered £1.6m by Worcester

24 November 2015 0 comments

Centre will be paid a world record £750,000 next season if he agrees to make the switch to Warriors.

Dream Team: Aaron Mauger – Leicester head coach and former All Blacks and Crusaders centre

23 November 2015 0 comments

1. Greg Feek – My old Crusaders mate has the best laugh in world rugby. He’s now the scrum coach for Ireland. 2. Keven Mealamu […]

Leicester win derby against Wasps

2 November 2015 0 comments

Leicester made it three from three this season with a 24-16 win over Wasps in the Midlands derby at Welford Road. Vereniki Geneva got the […]

Leicester confirm signing of Jean de Villiers

27 October 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have today confirmed the signing of Jean de Villiers. The former South Africa captain, who won 109 Test caps for the Sprngboks, had […]

Dream Team: Freddie Burns – Leicester and former Gloucester fly-half

27 October 2015 0 comments

1. Nick Wood – A great friend and he’s become a Gloucester legend over the years. For a prop, he knows the game inside out. […]

Leicester edge Harlequins with late try

26 October 2015 0 comments

A late try from Laurence Pearce gave Leicester a narrow 22-19 win over Harlequins at Welford Road yesterday. Tommy Bell kicked four first-half penalties for […]

20 Questions: Ed Slater – Leicester captain

21 October 2015 0 comments

How’s pre-season been? It has been really long but it’s a good thing because of the changes we’ve had in the coaching staff. It’s given […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jean de Villiers close to signing for Leicester Tigers

20 October 2015 0 comments

Tigers set to announce arrival of former Springboks captain before the weekend.

Leicester kick off season with win at London Irish

19 October 2015 0 comments

Tommy Bell kicked 23 points as Leicester kicked off their Premiership season with a 28-16 win at London Irish. Peter Betham for Leicester and Jebb […]

Billy Twelvetrees signs new Gloucester contract

16 October 2015 0 comments

Club Captain Billy Twelvetrees has given Gloucester a real boost by committing his future to the club. The 26-year-old is about to enter his fourth […]

Manu Tuilagi to meet with Toulouse

27 September 2015 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi will reportedly meet with Toulouse next week to discuss a possible move to the South of France next year. The discarded England centre, […]

Julian Salvi is happy to be let off leash

24 September 2015 0 comments

Flanker will relish playing with greater freedom at Exeter after his acrimonious departure from Leicester.

PREVIEW: England v Fiji

18 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Relaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling

16 September 2015 0 comments

Fiji’s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in the opening game of […]

England name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener

14 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Dream Team: Thomas Waldrom – Exeter and former Leicester and England No.8

14 September 2015 0 comments

1. Joe Marler – I got to pick Joe just because of his banter really. He’s also a very good prop and I fully expect […]

Nick Cain takes stock of how the England pack rates against the world’s best

26 August 2015 0 comments

Forwards, and how many of them he needs, will be at the top of Stuart Lancaster‘s agenda as he contemplates cutting his England World Cup […]

Premiership Rugby 7s Series squads

19 August 2015 0 comments

Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote, Jack Maplesden, Owen Walters, […]

Nick Cain talks to Leicester captain Ed Slater

9 July 2015 1 comment

Ed Slater could be an irresistible catalyst for change. That’s because the Leicester captain’s first two main forays in an England shirt have been sufficiently […]

Exeter Preparations for 2015-16 Season Pleases Baxter

6 July 2015 1 comment

Exeter City players appear to be determined about improving on last season’s fifth place finish. They have been hitting the training ground even before pre-season […]

Premiership fixtures REVEALED

3 July 2015 1 comment

Saracens will open the defence of their Premiership title at home to Sale on Saturday October 17 as the 2015-16 fixtures were announced today. The […]

Anthony Allen’s dazzling ride on whirlwind ends too soon

1 July 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers centre reflects on the ‘whirlwind’ of his rugby career that promised so much yet ultimately ended last week at the age of just 28 with a wrecked knee.

My Life in Rugby: Paul Dodge – former Lions, England and Leicester centre

30 June 2015 0 comments

When I first started playing for Leicester at the grand old age of 17 we were lucky to get 200-300 people watching, and at Welford […]

Dream Team: Sam Harrison – Leicester scrum-half

29 June 2015 0 comments

1. Logovi’i Mulipola – He’s a huge ball carrier offering a lot more than a lot of other looseheads. He can scrummage but he’s also […]

Leicester coach banned for betting

26 June 2015 0 comments

Former Leicester defence coach Phil Blake was banned for six months for betting on two Tigers games this season. The 51-year-old won £669 for betting […]

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