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Ben Morgan at No.8 for England

7 March 2014 0 comments

England have made two changes to their squad for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Wales at Twickenham Stadium. Gloucester’s Ben Morgan replaces the injured […]

Falcon Kieran Brookes hit with six-week ban

5 March 2014 1 comment

Newcastle Falcons tighthead prop Kieran Brookes has been handed a six week ban for acts contrary to good sportsmanship, contrary to law 10.4(m) following an […]

Dan Cole out for the rest of the season

19 February 2014 0 comments

Dan Cole will be out for the rest of the season with a neck injury. The England and Leicester tighthead has a bulging disc in […]

Exeter confirm Thomas Waldrom arrival

20 January 2014 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 12, Thomas Waldrom will leave Leicester at the end of the season to join […]

Saxons name squad for Irish Wolfhounds clash

18 January 2014 0 comments

Tom Varndell could wear an England shirt for the first time since 2009 after being named in the England Saxons 25-man training squad to face the […]

Jamie Gibson salvage draw for Leicester

6 January 2014 1 comment

Jamie Gibson scored a try on the last play of the game as Leicester salvaged a 27-27 draw against Bath at Welford road yesterday. Trailing […]

Freddie Burns will replace Toby Flood at Leicester Tigers next season

31 December 2013 2 comments

Freddie Burns will be playing for Leicester next season as the Tigers’ goal-kicking successor to Toby Flood.

Gamble on Leicester Tigers exit has paid off says George Ford

26 December 2013 3 comments

It is hard to avoid drawing comparisons between George Ford and Owen Farrell – two of the brightest young things in England at present.

Jeremy Guscott: Saracens and Leicester Tigers can still fly English flag in Europe

18 December 2013 1 comment

The chances of an English club winning the Heineken Cup have receded, but that’s no big reality check because the most that was expected was […]

Young Gun: Harry Thacker – Leicester hooker

13 December 2013 0 comments

Making your father proud is something that every son seeks and Harry Thacker couldn’t have done much more to test his parent’s emotions with his […]

Dream Team: Scott Hamilton – Leicester and ex-Crusaders and All Blacks wing

25 November 2013 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – I’ve only played against him a couple of times but his skill-set is absolutely top drawer for a prop. He has […]

Geoff Parling out for three months

22 November 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers suffered yet another injury blow with the news that Geoff Parling could be out for up to three months after having shoulder surgery. […]

Manu Tuilagi could miss Six Nations

12 November 2013 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi could miss the next Six Nations after undergoing surgery on a chest injury. The England centre, who tore his pectoral muscle back in […]

LV=Cup wrap

10 November 2013 0 comments

Newcastle rounded up the opening round of the LV=Cup with a 29-21 win over London Irish at Kingston Park today. Young winger Tom Fowlie put […]

Danny Care added to bench as Ben Youngs is out for England

8 November 2013 1 comment

Danny Care will replace Ben Youngs on the England replacements’ bench for tomorrow’s QBE International against Argentina at Twickenham. The Leicester Tigers scrum-half has failed to […]

Leicester lose three centres to injury

6 November 2013 0 comments

Richard Cockerill and Leicester have been dealt yet another injury blow with no less than three centres joining the long list of players unavailable. Dan […]

London Wasps too Goode for Leicester Tigers

27 October 2013 0 comments

Andy Goode put on a kicking masterclass today as London Wasps beat the Leicester Tigers 22-12 at Adams Park. In wet and windy conditions, the […]

Richard Thorpe: Time with Leicester Tigers was no waste

25 October 2013 0 comments

London Welsh flanker Richard Thorpe is desperate to forget nine months of injury hell by firing the Exiles back into the Premiership.

Saracens v Toulouse & Leicester v Treviso: preview

17 October 2013 0 comments

Saracens v Toulouse England centre Joel Tomkins will start tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Toulouse on the bench as American Chris Wyles is […]

Henry Trinder, Luther Burrell and Joel Tomkins in line for England Test debut

16 October 2013 0 comments

Henry Trinder is in line to make his England Test debut after being named in Stuart Lancaster’s England squad ahead of the QBE Autumn internationals.

Injury crisis at Tigers with Anthony Allen out

15 October 2013 1 comment

Leicester Tigers face an injury crisis in the midfield with the news that Anthony Allen is to be sidelined for up to three months with […]

Leicester sign Puma Pablo Matera

8 October 2013 3 comments

Leicester Tigers have Argentina flanker Pablo Matera as an injury cover for Tom Croft. Croft is out until the end of the season with a […]

New five-year deal for Richard Cockerill

4 October 2013 0 comments

Richard Cockerill has agreed a new five-year contract as Leicester Tigers‘ director of rugby. After two spells as interim head coach, Cockerill was appointed to […]

VIDEO: Toby Flood previews the East Midlands derby

4 October 2013 0 comments

Speaking at the home of Bowdon RUFC’s under-12s near Manchester, Leicester Tigers captain Toby Flood previews the East Midlands derby at Welford Road tomorrow.

Ryan Lamb breaks hand in fight

3 October 2013 1 comment

On top of receiving a one-week ban yesterday, Ryan Lamb could be out for six weeks after breaking his hand in a fight on Monday. […]

Lamb and Britton hit with bans after red cards

2 October 2013 0 comments

Ryan Lamb and Koree Britton have been suspended following their red cards in the Aviva ‘A’ League match between Gloucester and Leicester on Monday. Tigers […]

Young Gun: George Catchpole – Leicester back

26 September 2013 0 comments

North Walsham is a famed breeding ground for Leicester Tigers but it was two of their Lions that inspired centre George Catchpole to roar back […]

Manu Tuilagi avoids surgery on torn pectoral muscle

26 September 2013 1 comment

Manu Tuilagi will miss England‘s Autumn Tests in November after suffering a torn pectoral muscle. The Leicester and England centre, who sustained the injury against Newcastle […]

Dream Team: Craig Newby – former Leicester, Blues, Highlanders & New Zealand flanker

23 September 2013 0 comments

1. Tony Woodcock – He has played 100 tests for the All Blacks and is my best mate. We played in the early days together […]

Tom Croft out for the rest of the season

11 September 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have been dealt a huge blow as British & Irish Lions Tom Croft will miss the rest of the season with a knee ligament […]

Leicester beat Worcester at Welford Road

8 September 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have began the defence of their Premiership title with a 32-15 bonus-point win over Worcester Warriors at Welford Road.

Nigel Melville in talks over US-based Premiership games

27 August 2013 0 comments

England‘s Premiership clubs are to hold imminent talks with American power-brokers aimed at ‘opening up’ the trans-Atlantic market. USA Rugby’s top man, former England scrum-half […]

VIDEO: “We want to win the Heineken Cup” – Ben Youngs

21 August 2013 1 comment

In an exclusive production (the first ever) by The Rugby Paper, Leicester, England & Lions scrum-half Ben Youngs reveals the reigning Premiership champions will be […]

Young Gun: Scott Steele – Leicester scrum-half

15 August 2013 0 comments

It’s never easy to make your breakthrough at Leicester Tigers – just ask Billy Twelvetrees – but in Ben Youngs, scrum-half Scott Steele believes he […]

Nine or ten? Northampton Saints can count on me, says Kahn Fotuali’i

14 August 2013 1 comment

Northampton new boy Kahn Fotuali’i admits he will not be the fly-half that Saints fans have craved ever since Carlos Spencer’s departure – but that […]

Tim Stimpson rates the new Matthew Tait No.1 at 15

7 August 2013 0 comments

He’s back in the England fold after a three-year absence and it should be just a matter of time before Mathew Tait is back in […]

Richard Cockerill fails to get ban reduced

31 July 2013 1 comment

LEICESTER Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has failed to reduce his nine-game suspension at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing. But the ban has been […]

Mike Catt input can steer me to top says Luther Burrell

25 July 2013 0 comments

Luther Burrell racked up a Premiership final appearance and an England debut in his first season with Northampton – but the centre insists working with […]

Tiger Niall Morris aiming to be an Irish Wolfhound

23 July 2013 1 comment

Niall Morris, having impressed with Emerging Ireland in Georgia this summer, hopes to get another crack at international rugby. Leicester winger Morris was called up […]

Leicester appeal Richard Cockerill ban

17 July 2013 0 comments

The RFU have confirmed Leicester are to appeal the ban against director of rugby Richard Cockerill. The Tigers boss was handed a nine-game suspension following […]

No Cockerill, no problem for well-drilled Tigers says Anthony Allen

10 July 2013 0 comments

Anthony Allen has played down the significance of Richard Cockerill’s impending nine-week ban, insisting it will make little difference to Leicester‘s experienced squad. An RFU […]

Tigers ‘disappointed’ by Cockerill ban

3 July 2013 2 comments

Following the nine-game ban handed to Richard Cockerill for his rant to the Premiership final fourth official, Leicester Tigers released a statement saying the English […]

“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni

3 July 2013 1 comment

Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind. He won a drawn-out […]

Nine-game ban for Richard Cockerill

2 July 2013 2 comments

Richard Cockerill has been banned for nine games for using ‘obscene and inappropriate’ language towards the fourth official in the last Premiership final. The Leicester […]

Richard Cockerill to face RFU hearing

21 June 2013 1 comment

Richard will appear before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel next Monday following incidents during the Avivia Premiership final between Leicester and Northampton. The Tigers director […]

New Lion Billy Twelvetrees was once allowed to escape as a Tiger

21 June 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetrees has gone from uncapped England contender to Lions tourist in the space of five months but, remarkably, he was once considered surplus to […]

Marco Wentzel to return to South Africa

18 June 2013 1 comment

London Wasps lock Marco Wentzel is to return to South Africa for family reasons. The ex-Springbok returned to Cape Town after appearing for the Barbarians […]

Martin Castrogiovanni joins Toulon

14 June 2013 1 comment

After months of speculations, the Martin Castrogiovanni saga has ended as the Italian prop joined Toulon today. The Rugby Paper revealed Toulon’s intentions to sign […]

Geordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul

14 June 2013 0 comments

Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers in a 16-year professional […]

Baby Boks dent England U20s JWC hopes

9 June 2013 0 comments

South Africa dented England‘s IRB Junior World Championship ambitions with a 31–24 victory at the Stade Henri Desgrange. The Baby Boks backed up their 97-0 […]

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