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Bolter Holmes has Lions pair in his sights

2 December 2018 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY WALES’ newcomer Jonah Holmes insists he will not consider himself a Test player until he is named in the Six Nations squad. Holmes, […]

Blow for Tigers as Jones stays at Glasgow

25 November 2018 2 comments

Changed mind: Huw Jones LEICESTER Tigers have been dealt a major blow after Huw Jones had a late change of mind and is set to […]

Wasps hold on despite three-try Thacker’s fightback

25 November 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Wasps 32pts Tries: Neal 4,47, De Jongh 7, Gaskell 45 Conversions: Sopoaga 7, 45, 47 Penalties: Sopoaga 25, 38 Bristol 28pts Tries: […]

Judge relishing ‘surprise’ jump from Pirates as Sarries look to lay down the law

25 November 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… Leicester v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road CORNISH Pirates tighthead Christian Judge says talks over his future can wait as […]

I’ll still be making big hits despite ban says Spencer

25 November 2018 3 comments

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA HARD-NOSED Leicester hitman Will Spencer has vowed to carry on making big hits despite the red card peril that cost […]

Spencer: Eddie’s told me what he wants

25 November 2018 0 comments

DISCARDEDEngland No.9 Ben Spencer admits improved decision-making holds the key to him having a realistic shot at making next year’s World Cup. Twice capped during […]

ON THE BLIND SIDE

25 November 2018 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ NEWCASTLE Falcons are set to lose the Premiership’s Player of the Year, Vereniki Goneva, when his contract […]

Eddie Jones drops Dylan Hartley for Australia clash

22 November 2018 0 comments

England squad announcement sees rested players return for Wallabies showdown

Razor-sharp Thorley rips poor Tigers to shreds

18 November 2018 1 comment

By ROGER PANTING OLLIE Thorley scored two breathtaking tries to celebrate his return to Premiership rugby as Gloucester produced a season’s best performance. Due to […]

Cipriani: We knew how they would play

18 November 2018 1 comment

DANNY Cipriani returned after a three week suspension to steer his side to an emphatic win. He said: “Former Leicester players Ed Slater and Fraser […]

Second win on the spin for Fylde

18 November 2018 0 comments

By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde…………….42 S. Leicester ….20 FYLDE ran in four firsthalf tries as they racked up back-to-back bonus point wins, beating South Leicester 42-20. […]

Late Warren-West try salvages draw

18 November 2018 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L……18 Sheffield T……18 A LAST-MINUTE Laurence Warren-West try salvaged Leicester Lions a draw in a hard-fought match against Sheffield Tigers. Strong […]

Solomons calls on academy Warriors to build on impressive start to campaign

11 November 2018 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER Warriors have named three loan players in a much-changed squad for today’s match at Saracens as they look to build on […]

Penalty try earns Sale rare win over Tigers

11 November 2018 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN Threat: Matt Postlethwaite makes a break for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images High rise: Tigers’ Graham Kitchener wins a lineout SALE edged to […]

Deacon: Discipline gave us problems

11 November 2018 0 comments

LEICESTER’S assistant coach Brett Deacon praised fit-again Mike Fitzgerald after the back row returned from a knee injury which had sidelined him since the opening […]

Boyd: We had guts but little composure

11 November 2018 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON’S director of rugby Chris Boyd said: “It’s disappointing to lose it at the end but at times we were not composed enough so we […]

Boyd banking on Biggar to steer Saints through winter

11 November 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON Saints supremo Chris Boyd admits he underestimated the philosophical approach towards the set-piece by English clubs compared to their Southern Hemisphere […]

We will be peaking for the World Cup insists May

11 November 2018 0 comments

JONNY May warned the All Blacks he and his England pals will be ready to rip the world crown off their heads in Japan. The […]

Jan keen for more as Chester climbing

11 November 2018 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Chester …………….33pts Tynedale……………22pts CHESTER took advantage of their game in hand to move up to second in National League 2 North with […]

Chris Boyd to rotate team for Saints’ clash against Gloucester

7 November 2018 0 comments

Youngster rested and experience to come in to Saints’ starting XV

Losing fear factor key to beating All Blacks

4 November 2018 1 comment

■ By NEALE HARVEY Game changer: Manu Tuilagi beats Dan Carter to score a try PICTURE: Getty Images TOM Youngs believes England can go about […]

Chester simply Craven for more

4 November 2018 1 comment

By ROSS BARNETT South Leics 0 Chester 27 A TALENTED Chester side ran out comfortable winners at blustery South Leicester. The away side burst out […]

Wallabies call for Tiger Polota-Nau

4 November 2018 2 comments

TATAFU Polota-Nau has been drafted into Australia’s squad for the three-Test tour of Wales, Italy and England this month. The Leicester hooker will join up […]

Tigers cub Heyes hard at work to mimic Cole

4 November 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY UPWARDLY mobile Leicester prop Joe Heyes is ready to burst into the limelight and show why Dan Cole is not the only […]

Deacon left red-faced by toothless display from his Tigers

4 November 2018 0 comments

■ By ROB WILDMAN BRETT Deacon did not hold back after a tame Leicester performance left the big home support stunned. Deacon, the assistant coach […]

Lewis is Test class insists Solomons

4 November 2018 0 comments

WORCESTER boss Alan Solomons singled out flanker Sam Lewis after another outstanding display by the 27-year-old. Lewis gained the plaudits for his turn-over which gave […]

Sharks bite back after Worcester shellacking

4 November 2018 1 comment

■ By COLIN NEWBOULT TWO games, no wins for Sale in the Premiership Rugby Cup but a performance on Friday night that left their academy […]

Sarries and Tigers eye Ewels bid

4 November 2018 0 comments

Talks: Charlie Ewels SARACENS and Leicester Tigers are both showing an interest in England second row Charlie Ewels who is out of contact at Bath […]

It’s going to get brutal out there for the Pumas

4 November 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher analyses the task ahead of new Pumas head coach Mario Ledesma Barnstorming flanker: Pablo Matera SO which Pumas team is going to turn […]

Eddie Jones turns to Mark Wilson as England’s solution at number 8

1 November 2018 0 comments

The England team named to take on the Springboks

Danny Cipriani opens up on the frustration of being overlooked by England

31 October 2018 0 comments

‘I know my skillset’

Macc attack has Lions well-tamed

28 October 2018 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Macclesfield 35 Leicester L’s …24 FOURTEEN-MAN Macclesfield got just a second win of the campaign by downing Leicester Lions. Macc opened the […]

Wharf Jack-ed up to silence South

28 October 2018 1 comment

By ROSS BARNETT South Leics …19 Wharfedale 322 IT’S now four losses on the bounce for South Leicester as Wharfedale edged to victory in wintry […]

Tuilagi’s power can helpmedo mystuff – Slade

28 October 2018 3 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Hand off: Henry Slade eludes Bath’s Darren Atkins for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images HENRY Slade believes partnering Manu Tuilagi in an exciting […]

Deacon: Murphy has reset the culture at Tigers

28 October 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER’S board must take the plunge and confirm Geordan Murphy as head coach without further ado, says defence coach Brett Deacon. Former […]

The call-up for Ted Hill shows the strides Worcester’s academy is making, says fellow England newbie Schonert

25 October 2018 0 comments

The Worcester Warriors tighthead prop reflects on his own career since his move five years ago

Luke’s ravenous after long climb to the top

21 October 2018 1 comment

By STEFFAN THOMAS Winding road: Luke Morgan of Wales beats the tackle from Pol Pla of Spain during the 2018 New Zealand Sevens PICTURE: Getty […]

The Kiwi conveyer belt keeps coming

21 October 2018 0 comments

WALES pick an Englishman who has never played for a Welsh club in a squad weakened by the omission of a bona fide Welshman because […]

Wilson’s boot wins the war at Hinckley

21 October 2018 1 comment

By STEVE SMITH Hinckley…………….16pts Fylde ……………………5pts Break: Hinckley centre Ryan Hough dashes towards the try line PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson Off you go: Ref George Richardson […]

Stour survive in a 15-try barnburner

21 October 2018 0 comments

By STEVE MATHER Stourbridge…57 South Leics …45 STOURBRIDGE withheld an incredible fightback from South Leicester as over 100 points were scored in an extraordinary 15-try […]

Warren Gatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals

16 October 2018 0 comments

Uncapped wing Jonah Holmes is called up and Ross Moriarty looks likely to play at number 8

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

14 October 2018 0 comments

FORMER COVENTRY, PLYMOUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, WORCESTER AND BEDFORD LOCK BEN GULLIVER AS soon as I joined Coventry I got beaten up. People said I was […]

Jack’s back to fend off Cokanasiga challenge

14 October 2018 0 comments

By HARVEY NEALE Upping the ante: Nathan Earle and Joe Cokanasiga Threat: Jack Nowell goes close against Bath PICTURES: Getty Images REVITALISED Jack Nowell is […]

DREAMTEAM

14 October 2018 1 comment

RONNIE MCLEAN-DENTS, RICHMOND, USA AND FORMER LEICESTER, COVENTRY AND EALING CENTRE, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Carl Rimmer – Played with […]

Tigers suffer a mauling but Tuilagi’s hitting form

14 October 2018 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s through: Manu Tuilagi breaks clear to score a second half consolation try PICTURES: Getty Images Touchdown: Alan O’Connor scores for Ulster […]

Murphy: We were bullied up front

14 October 2018 0 comments

GEORDAN Murphy admitted his Tigers pack has come off second best at Kingspan Stadium. “We did a lot of things well but ultimately we got […]

Pivac: I don’t blame Davies

14 October 2018 0 comments

WAYNE Pivac insisted his team’s slow start to the game – and not the late penalty try – cost the Scarlets victory against Racing 92. […]

Olowofela making case for more games at HQ

14 October 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Foot race: Jordan Olowofela runs in a try against Northampton at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images Twin: Ryan Olowofela ULTRA-CONFIDENT Leicester flyer Jordan […]

Dingwall relishing his opportunity in Saints midfield

14 October 2018 0 comments

Chance: Fraser Dingwall HOME-GROWN defensive dervish Fraser Dingwall is determined to prove why Northampton need not break the bank to find a replacement for former […]

Brown wins award as new Bionic Elbow man

14 October 2018 2 comments

PETER JACKSON Indefatigable: Mike Brown has made a remarkable 300 appearances for Quins PICTURE: Getty Images Back in the old days before the commercial genie […]

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