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Nick Cain’s column: Megabucks Toulouse give Manu Tuilagi a dilemma

24 June 2015 1 comment

Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about a move to south-west […]

Anthony Allen announces retirement from playing

24 June 2015 2 comments

Leicester Tigers centre Anthony Allen has announced his retirement from professional rugby due to a knee injury at the age of just 28. Capped twice […]

Leicester snap Dom Barrow from Newcastle

23 June 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on June 7, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of second-row forward Dom Barrow. The 2013 […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester Tigers’ American dream

19 June 2015 6 comments

The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to cancel a fixture in […]

Young Gun: Will Owen – England U20s and Leicester openside

9 June 2015 0 comments

Breaking into the Leicester first team is no mean feat but Will Owen will be attempting just that next season after what he hopes will […]

Premiership semi-finals teams

22 May 2015 1 comment

Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross Batty, David Wilson; Stuart […]

Nick Cain: Why Manu Tuilagi deserves just a little sympathy

20 May 2015 1 comment

If any England player was likely to stray off the straight-and-narrow then Manu Tuilagi was always a prime candidate. That was what happened when Tuilagi […]

Carnegie bring in Forsyth

20 May 2015 1 comment

Yorkshire Carnegie have agreed a two-year contract with Sale Sharks centre Andy Forsyth from the start of the 2015-16 Greene King IPA Championship. The move […]

Manu Tuilagi ‘will be worried about his big brother’

19 May 2015 1 comment

Leicester Tigers are to ask Tuilagi’s elder brother Freddie to keep a closer eye on their young star and ensure he remains trouble free.

Manu Tuilagi kicked out of England squad for assaulting police officer

15 May 2015 1 comment

Leicester centre convicted this week of three charges of assault and one of criminal damage.

Exeter confirm Julian Salvi signing

14 May 2015 1 comment

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper months ago, Julian Salvi will leave Leicester at the end of the season to join Exeter. […]

20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back

13 May 2015 0 comments

London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points but we were pretty […]

Kvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers

13 May 2015 0 comments

Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester‘s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary on Saturday. The flanker, […]

Joe Simpson injury update

13 May 2015 1 comment

Joe Simpson’s potential participation in the World Cup with England is not under threat after Wasps revealed he should only be out for six to […]

Room 101: Ed Slater – England and Leicester lock

7 May 2015 0 comments

1. Petitions There seems to be online petitions for everything these days … in fact, I might even start a petition to get petitions banned! […]

Chris Hala’ufia banned for five weeks

7 May 2015 0 comments

London Welsh No.8 Chris Hala’ufia has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Leicester Tigers last Saturday. The Tongan was dismissed after […]

Nick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices

6 May 2015 0 comments

Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he was born and raised. […]

Exodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back

5 May 2015 0 comments

Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players continue to leave.

Ben Youngs is confident that Leicester ‘culture’ won’t be diluted by foreign recruits

2 May 2015 0 comments

The Tigers announced the capture of six players and only one is English-born.

My Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back

21 April 2015 1 comment

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had nine great years at […]

Leicester agree move for Chiefs lock Fitzgerald

21 April 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have agreed a move for second-row forward Mike Fitzgerald from the Chiefs in New Zealand. The Auckland-born, 28, has won two Super Rugby […]

Leicester Tigers agree move for Phil Betham

20 April 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers confirmed that Australia international back Peter Betham has agreed a move to Welford Road next season. The 26-year-old, who can play anywhere in […]

Leicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA

14 April 2015 1 comment

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough Riders this summer. Home […]

Dream Team: Jordan Crane – Leicester & former Leeds and England No.8

10 March 2015 0 comments

1. Marcos Ayerza – Pretty easy pick really. The best scrummaging loosehead in the world at the minute but also a very good work rate […]

Away wins for Saracens and Leicester

9 March 2015 1 comment

Wasps suffered their first Premiership defeat at the Ricoh Arena as they went down to Saracens 26-17 yesterday. The hosts had a 17-3 lead 15 […]

Sort out the scrum cheats blasts angry Marcos Ayerza

6 March 2015 1 comment

Leicester loosehead believes better education and TMOs would help referees eliminate scrum cheats and restore the set-piece to its former glory.

Nick Cain talks to Dave Attwood about the effect the Bath quartet is having on England

26 February 2015 1 comment

When Dave Attwood grounded the ball over the line at the Millennium Stadium late in the script for what appeared to be England’s third try […]

Leicester keep home semis hopes alive at London Irish

23 February 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have kept their hopes of securing a Premiership home semi-final alive after a 12-6 win at London Irish yesterday. The Tigers sit in […]

Tiger Louis Deacon announces retirement

17 February 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers and England second row Louis Deacon has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. Deacon, 34, made 274 appearances for Tigers […]

Saracens crowned U18s champions

17 February 2015 0 comments

Nick Ramsey’s last-gasp try handed Saracens the U18s crown at the Academy Finals as they edged out defending champions Northampton Saints 23-19 in an exhilarating […]

Owen Williams out nine months after surgery

16 February 2015 0 comments

Leicester Tigers fly-half Owen Williams will be sidelined for up to nine months after surgery on a knee ligament injury. Williams, the club’s top scorer […]

Leicester Tigers sign forward trio

10 February 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh No.8 Opeti Fonua, Blues […]

Burrell and Joseph to take centre stage against Wales

5 February 2015 0 comments

Twelvetrees on the bench but four Lions return.

Vesty named Worcester’s backs coach

3 February 2015 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Worcester Warriors have appointed Sam Vesty has the club’s new Backs Coach. The 33-year-old takes up his new […]

Young Gun: Javiah Pohe – Leicester and Nottingham centre

30 January 2015 1 comment

Breaking into the Leicester Tigers first team is no easy feat so Javiah Pohe is biding his time playing for Nottingham in the Championship where […]

Mills extends and Briggs returns to Sale

30 January 2015 1 comment

Sale Sharks today announced that lock Jonathan Mills have signed a new deal with the club while former crowd favourite Neil Briggs will return. Mills, […]

Freddie Burns won’t blame Leicester Tigers switch for England axe

28 January 2015 0 comments

Fly-half confident the long-term gain of moving will reignite his international claims.

20 Questions: Miles Benjamin – Leicester wing

21 January 2015 0 comments

Pleased to be having a run of games? I’m just really thankful to be fit and able to play as a starting point, so to […]

Northampton snap Jamie Gibson from Leicester

21 January 2015 1 comment

Northampton Saints today announced that Jamie Gibson will be joining Franklin’s Gardens ahead of next season. Gibson joined the Tigers in 2013 after coming through […]

Nick Cain meets Jamie Gibson who has left academia to chase his rugby dream

15 January 2015 1 comment

Jamie Gibson is a scholar and a gentleman, a true blue Oxford University-educated boffin who, inspired by the philosophy of Socrates, the words of Homer, […]

Cole out of Six Nations opener?

8 January 2015 1 comment

Dan Cole could miss the Six Nations‘ opener against Wales on February 6 due to a foot injury. The England tighthead spent most of 2014 […]

20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock

7 January 2015 0 comments

Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we worked hard in pre-season […]

Trio commit to Leicester

6 January 2015 2 comments

Owen Williams has ended speculation on his future by agreeing a new contract to stay with Leicester Tigers. The fly-half, 22, joined Tigers from the […]

Front-row trio agree new contracts with Tigers

16 December 2014 1 comment

Leicester Tigers today confirmed that international front-rowers Marcos Ayerza, Tom Youngs and Dan Cole have agreed new long-term contracts with the club. The trio have […]

Dylan Hartley has a huge job to keep Tom Youngs out – George Chuter

12 December 2014 0 comments

Leicester hooker can reclaim his place as England’s starting hooker for the Six Nations, according to former Tigers mate

Castro and Armitage under investigation

8 December 2014 2 comments

Martin Castrigiovanni and Delon Armitage are to be investigated by the EPCR disciplinary team following reports of incidents after Toulon‘s defeat at Leicester in the […]

Leicester and Harlequins tame Europe’s finest

8 December 2014 3 comments

Owen Williams kicked 20 points as Leicester beat Toulon 25-21 at Welford road yesterday. The Tigers went off to a flying start with the ever-green […]

Tuilagi as Christmas present for Leicester?

3 December 2014 2 comments

Manu Tuilagi could make his long awaited return to action for Leicester before Christmas. The England centre has not featured for the Tigers since September […]

England’s pack is best in world says Dan Cole

3 December 2014 1 comment

Leicester tighthead knows he has a fight on his hand to regain place in the world’s premier pack.

Tigers announce Aaron Mauger as head coach

24 November 2014 0 comments

Leicester Tigers announced that former All Blacks centre Aaron Mauger has agreed to join the club as head coach for next season. Mauger, who played […]

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