By PAUL REES

Patience finally paid off for Mike Brown two months ago when the former England full-back’s determination to show he could still cut it in the Premiership yielded a contract with champions Leicester.
It was a short-term deal but such was the impact the 37-year old Brown made in five matches, which all resulted in victories to take the Tigers to third in the table and on course for the play-offs, that the contract has been extended to next season.
Brown had not played since March last year when he made his final appearance for Newcastle, less than a year after joining them fr...