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Peter’s theatrics steal the show

11 February 2018 0 comments

By BRIAN TILLEY TYNEDALE overcame a South Leicester fightback to claim maximum points. The Midlanders, 45-14 down on the hour, fought back to within 12 […]

Stop-start but Stour whistle a happy tune

11 February 2018 2 comments

By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge 23pts Leicester Lions 12pts STOURBRIDGE celebrated a hard-fought victory over their battling East Midlands visitors with director of rugby Neil Mitchell […]

Brady’s looking for a luckier type of break now

4 February 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Preview Wasps v Leicester Today, Kick-off 1pm. Ricoh Arena FRUSTRATED Leicester wing Tom Brady is banking on the Anglo-Welsh Cup to kick-start […]

I’ve got FIVE world class players now says Eddie

4 February 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN TALKS TO EDDIE JONES ABOUT ENGLAND’S CHALLENGE IN ROME TODAY DAMNED if you do, damned if you don’t. That’s the hitch facing Eddie […]

Hinckley find winning formula over sloppy Leicester

4 February 2018 0 comments

By BRAD HARPER S Leicester …15 Hinckley……34 HINCKLEY returned to winning ways in a bonuspoint thrashing against an error-strewn South Leicester side. It was the […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

4 February 2018 1 comment

ADRIAN DAVIES THE FORMER WALES, NEATH, CARDIFF, CAMB UNIV AND RICHMOND FLY-HALF In five years of Test rugby I played under four head coaches so […]

Eddie Jones names England squad to take on Italy

2 February 2018 0 comments

Ben Te’o beats Jonathan Joseph to start at inside centre

Gloucester big guns blast seven past Ospreys

28 January 2018 1 comment

By TOM BRADSHAW GLOUCESTER Academy boss Richard Whiffin says competition for places is rife at Kingsholm ahead of the resumption of Premiership action in a […]

Victory for Lions despite Otley’s efforts

28 January 2018 0 comments

By NICK DOYLE LEICESTER Lions roared back to winning ways with a first-half performance that was sufficient to see off Otley. After a series of […]

Sale march on to make it 12 wins on the spin

28 January 2018 0 comments

By STEVE SMITH CHRIS Johnson scored 16 points as Sale moved clear at the top of the table with a deserved success over Hinckley at […]

Clayden ends Sheffield’s

28 January 2018 0 comments

By LEON PICKARD SECOND-ROW Dave Clayden grabbed the only try of the game as Sheffield finally got their first win of 2018 with a hard-fought […]

wait for a win

28 January 2018 3 comments

On target: Sale’s Chris Johnson kicks more points PICTURES: Steve Wells Menace: Hinckley’s Jonny Sykes threatens the line The theme continued in the second half […]

Owen warning for ‘big-name’ Tuilagi

28 January 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY No regrets: Tigers centre Gareth Owen FIT-AGAIN Leicester centre Gareth Owen has designs on the Leicester No.13 shirt which could spike Manu […]

Jackson column: French teen-star Matthieu Jalibert can light up the Six Nations

26 January 2018 0 comments

The Bordeaux-Begles fly-half has been turning heads in the Top 14 this season

Old king Cole gets set to repel youngsters

21 January 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP tight-head Dan Cole says he is relishing his ninth Six Nations campaign as much as his first eight years ago as […]

Big guns return to help restore Tigers pride

21 January 2018 0 comments

Preview Leicester v Racing 92 Today, Kick-off 1pm. Welford Road LEICESTER’S grim season is at a crossroads and Dan Cole knows only a moraleboosting display […]

O’Mahoney fit for Munster’s Pool decider

21 January 2018 1 comment

Preview Munster v Castres Today, Kick-off 1pm. Thomond Park FLANKER Peter O’Mahony has recovered from an ankle injury in time to captain Munster in an […]

Heat builds on coach O’Connor at Tigers

21 January 2018 0 comments

ON THE BLING SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS head coach Matt O’Connor is fighting to save his job less […]

Monkey’s gone, now Fitz wants eye of Tiger

14 January 2018 1 comment

PREVIEW… Castres v Leicester Today. Kick-off 5.30pm By NEALE HARVEY Demand: Mike Fitzgerald wants Leicester to show finishing power PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER lock Mike […]

Only nerves can hold back Cokanasiga now

14 January 2018 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Force of nature: Joe Cokanasiga PICTURES: Getty Images Message: Nick Kennedy SIX Nations hopeful Joe Cokanasiga has revealed how a broken phone […]

When Bath spoiled the French party in Bordeaux

14 January 2018 3 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to Bath captain Andy Nicol about their European glory night 20 years ago Brive …18pts Penalties: C Lamaison 5 Drop Goal: A […]

TheRUGBYPaper

7 January 2018 0 comments

‘We’re giving everyone else’s coaches experience’ By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Cornish Pirates director of rugby Ian Davies has branded the RFU’s coaching pathway a “farce” […]

Wales in SOS to Worcester wing Josh

7 January 2018 1 comment

Wreckage mounts for Welsh wingers By PETER JACKSON Finding form: Manu Tuilagi scored for Leicester Tigers in their defeat of London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Lions tamed by ruthless visitors

7 January 2018 0 comments

By LEON PICKARD Leicester L ……0 Hinckley………27 HINCKLEY ran in four tries in a clinical display over a scoreless Leicester Lions. The home side had […]

Rees left in limbo until Blues announce new boss

7 January 2018 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA MATTHEW Rees is yet to be offered a new contract with Cardiff Blues, but he’s revealed he has no plans […]

Rory’s rise just goes on and on in France

7 January 2018 2 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Rory Teague is brandishing a torch abroad as the only English head coach in the Top 14, a status he has […]

Frustrated Ford tells Tigers fans: Give Manu time to hit peak form

7 January 2018 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Needs games: Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi GEORGE Ford has called for patience with Manu Tuilagi and Matt Toomua as the star centres […]

Slater’s galvanising Gloucester revival with forward grunt

4 January 2018 0 comments

Willi Heinz talks about Ed Slater’s impact at Kingsholm after the swap deal involving Jonny May going to Leicester last summer

Guscott column: Obano’s call-up shows Eddie Jones still has vacant spots when picking forwards

3 January 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott gives his thoughts on Eddie Jones’ training squad ahead of naming his team for the Six Nations

Tait demands reaction as Tigers battle to avert worst losing run in over 50 years

31 December 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY MATHEW Tait has challenged Leicester to improve their ball retention and accuracy or suffer the ignominy of recording the club’s worst losing […]

We want more call-ups like Graham says Deano

31 December 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD No stopping him: Vereniki Goneva scores for Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images Doubling up: Greig Tonks of London Irish in the thick of […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

31 December 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER WORCESTER, BRISTOL, ROTHERHAM & DONCASTER SCRUM-HALF CHRIS HALLAM It took me until the final game of my 11-year career as a professional to […]

Obano’s call-up shows Eddie still has slots to fill

31 December 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT Explosive: Ben Obano has rocketed into the England thinking PICTURE: Getty Images THERE won’t be many surprises with Eddie Jones’ England selection between […]

‘I was frustrated by how the ARU dumped the Western Force’ says Tigers arrival Polota-Nau

30 December 2017 0 comments

The Australia international reveals Michael Cheika gave him the seal of approval to move to Welford Road

BIG GAME – THE STORY SO FAR

24 December 2017 0 comments

BIG GAME 1 (December 27, 2008) Harlequins 26 Leicester Tigers 26 Nobody knew quite what to expect first off, but on a raw day a […]

Humphreys says No to the top job with Blues

17 December 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Eye for the line: Anthony Watson breaks to score for Bath in their win over Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images JONATHAN Humphreys has […]

Imhoff’s red for headbutt can’t stop slick Racing

17 December 2017 0 comments

By STEVE EVANS European Champions Cup RACING 92 kept themselves in the hunt for a quarter-final place after overcoming Castres despite seeing their Argentinian wing […]

Tigers told to stand up to Irish bullies

17 December 2017 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Looking for response: Luke Hamilton in action against Racing 92 PICTURE: Getty Images BACK rower Luke Hamilton believes history can repeat itself […]

Tuilagi starts as O’Connor demands reaction

17 December 2017 0 comments

LEICESTER Tigers fullback Telusa Veainu is set to be out for at least eight weeks after sustaining a double fracture of his jaw in last […]

Oh, for the leadership of Lawrence or Johnno

17 December 2017 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Alack of leadership was an area that Eddie Jones identified immediately as being an Achilles heel of […]

Twelvetrees can do great job for England says Taylor

17 December 2017 1 comment

ENGLAND’S coaches should begin taking notice of Gloucester, according to Kingsholm backs guru Tim Taylor, who reckons a number of the high-flying club’s rising stars […]

Costello to join Wilson at Wasps

17 December 2017 1 comment

CARDIFF Blues head coach Danny Wilson has been appointed forwards coach at Wasps for next season. Nottingham head coach Ian Costello is also joining the […]

England expects a big weekend of revenge

17 December 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Round 3 of the Champions Cup couldn’t have been more dismal for the English clubs, with all seven losing against Top 14 and […]

DREAMTEAM

17 December 2017 1 comment

ALEX CODLING, EALING HEAD COACH AND FORMER ENGLAND LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Jason Leonard – Quins and […]

Saints need Deano to turn them into a big-time club

17 December 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JIM Mallinder has had highs and lows at Northampton, starting with winning promotion back to the Premiership, to the […]

Matt O’Connor reveals extent of injury to Leicester’s Veainu

11 December 2017 0 comments

Tigers fullback suffers double fracture to jaw in 33-10 defeat to Munster

Too easy for Munster as Tigers stir late

10 December 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s over: Simon Zebo scores for Munster MUNSTER were too strong and efficient for an uninspired Tigers at Thomond Park as they […]

Workaholic Wray aims to keep Sarries up to the job

10 December 2017 0 comments

Strong carrier: Clermont No.8 Fritz Lee PICTURE: Getty Images JACKSON Wray is the selfless grafter that no club aspiring to greatness can do without. The […]

Aley is the key for South once again

10 December 2017 1 comment

By BRAD HARPER S Leicester 21 Chester 20 SOUTH Leicester claimed their eighth victory this season after a second-half fightback against Chester in freezing conditions. […]

Fainga’a fired up for Irish relegation fight

3 December 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Saia Fainga’a FIT-again London Irish hooker Saia Fainga’a is ready to take the Premiership by storm as the Exiles look to […]

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