LEICESTER

Head of Rugby: Steve Borthwick Captain: Ellis Genge Ground: Welford Road Capacity: 25,849The Tigers are getting their bite back under Steve Borthwick. They may not be easy on the eye for the neutral, but a team that had flirted with relegation before the former England captain’s arrival, is looking like the mean vintage of old, hard to beat and battling to the very end. The main difference has been at forward and among the recruits is the South Africa flanker Marco van Staden, who featured in the summer series between the Springboks and the Lions. He joins back row compatr...

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