■By GARY FITZGERALD

JOSEPH Woodward is rolling up his sleeves and fighting hard to regain the No.12 jersey and try and secure his Tigers future.
The former England junior insists he wants to be playing more having lost his regular place in the side with the arrival of Geoff Parling last season. He has again struggled to get a Premiership look-in during the opening couple of months of this campaign.
Woodward had thrived under previous head coach Michael Cheika’s charge and even started the Premiership final loss to Bath in 2025. But he has seen others jump ahead of him ...