Confident: Brett Deacon

LEICESTER development coach Brett Deacon believes closer ties with Loughborough University will reinvigorate the club’s academy pipeline and ensure greater Lions representation in future.
Ben Youngs’ withdrawal due to family reasons meant Dan Cole was Leicester’s lone representative on the recent Lions tour of New Zealand – a far cry from four years ago when no fewer than seven Tigers products starred in the series victory over Australia.
Deacon’s new joint role sees the former Tigers and England lock heading up Loughborough’s N...