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Nick Cain: Game’s flashpoints stem from inconsistent refereeing

23 April 2014 1 comment

Empathy. Consistency. Clarity. Accuracy. All those crucial factors were missing for large tracts of the officiating in the Wild West Premiership showdown between Gloucester and […]

Harlequins v Leicester preview

17 April 2014 0 comments

Harlequins have kept faith in the team that beat Stade Francais and Sale to take on Leicester tomorrow. Last week’s win against the Sharks kept […]

My Life in Rugby: Brett Deacon – former Leicester and Gloucester back-row

15 April 2014 2 comments

I had never played second row in my career and on my Premiership debut I was thrown in at the deep end. Luckily it was […]

George Chuter retires from rugby

14 April 2014 1 comment

Leicester Tigers hooker George Chuter has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The first man to make 250 appearances in Premiership Rugby […]

Geoff Parling set for Leicester return

9 April 2014 0 comments

Geoff Parling could be in line for his first game in four months on Saturday against London Wasps after recovering from shoulder surgery. The Leicester […]

Dan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing

1 April 2014 0 comments

One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to solve a problem like Manu?

Toulouse confirm signing of Toby Flood

14 March 2014 1 comment

Toulouse have confirmed the signing of Leicester fly-half Toby Flood ahead of next season. The move had been rumoured since December and Richard Cockerill confirmed his […]

Dan Cole out for the rest of the season

19 February 2014 0 comments

Dan Cole will be out for the rest of the season with a neck injury. The England and Leicester tighthead has a bulging disc in […]

Dan Cole to miss rest of Six Nations

17 February 2014 0 comments

England have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the vital clash against Ireland with the news that Dan Cole suffering a bulging disc in his […]

Dragons sign Leicester’s Boris Stankovich

5 February 2014 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper last Sunday, Newport Gwent Dragons have strengthened their front row with the signing of Boris Stankovich from Leicester Tigers. […]

Brendan Gallagher: George Chuter is the face of professional game

23 January 2014 0 comments

He looks and sounds like a London publican and certainly a job for life awaits on the EastEnders set should luvviedom ever appeal. But for […]

Owen Williams ready to fight for Toby Flood’s No.10 shirt

17 January 2014 0 comments

Freddie Burns’ expected arrival at Welford Road has Tigers fans purring but he should not expect to walk into the No.10 shirt – at least not if Owen Williams has anything to do with it.

Gamble on Leicester Tigers exit has paid off says George Ford

26 December 2013 3 comments

It is hard to avoid drawing comparisons between George Ford and Owen Farrell – two of the brightest young things in England at present.

Tiger Brett Deacon forced to retire

18 December 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers flanker Brett Deacon has been forced to hang up the boots on medical advice it was announced today. The 31-year-old will remain at […]

Freddie Burns: Doubt over my future is getting to me

18 December 2013 1 comment

Freddie Burns has revealed the full extent of the emotional turmoil he is enduring as he grapples with deciding whether to stay at Gloucester, his club of six years, or join a higher-placed Premiership rival in the hope of furthering his career.

Dream Team: Peter Short – former Leicester, Bath, Exeter and England Saxons lock

17 December 2013 0 comments

1. Dave Flatman – he was not afraid to put himself in the way, and was very aggressive on the pitch. He is also an […]

Young Gun: Harry Thacker – Leicester hooker

13 December 2013 0 comments

Making your father proud is something that every son seeks and Harry Thacker couldn’t have done much more to test his parent’s emotions with his […]

Gloucester v Leicester preview

28 November 2013 3 comments

Shane Monahan will make his first start of the season as Gloucester entertain the Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm tomorrow evening. Monahan injured a shoulder in […]

Geoff Parling out for three months

22 November 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers suffered yet another injury blow with the news that Geoff Parling could be out for up to three months after having shoulder surgery. […]

Leicester lose three centres to injury

6 November 2013 0 comments

Richard Cockerill and Leicester have been dealt yet another injury blow with no less than three centres joining the long list of players unavailable. Dan […]

My Life in Rugby: Adrian Flavin – former London Irish and Connacht hooker

29 October 2013 1 comment

Although playing for London Irish and then Connacht, Leicester seem to pop up quite a lot over my career. I made my Exiles debut aged […]

Brendan Gallagher: The quiet-man keeping that Tigers’ roar loud and clear

10 October 2013 1 comment

A small, bald-headed gent has been taking centre stage at Leicester on match days this autumn but the volume and quantity of ‘chat’ has diminished […]

Leicester sign Puma Pablo Matera

8 October 2013 3 comments

Leicester Tigers have Argentina flanker Pablo Matera as an injury cover for Tom Croft. Croft is out until the end of the season with a […]

Ryan Lamb breaks hand in fight

3 October 2013 1 comment

On top of receiving a one-week ban yesterday, Ryan Lamb could be out for six weeks after breaking his hand in a fight on Monday. […]

Manu Tuilagi avoids surgery on torn pectoral muscle

26 September 2013 1 comment

Manu Tuilagi will miss England’s Autumn Tests in November after suffering a torn pectoral muscle. The Leicester and England centre, who sustained the injury against Newcastle […]

Nick Cain: Self-interested coaches should not scrutinise refs

20 September 2013 3 comments

While I have sympathy for Premiership Rugby’s bid to secure a more meritocratic Heineken Cup, the initiative by PRL, the administrative arm of the elite […]

Tom Croft out for the rest of the season

11 September 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers have been dealt a huge blow as British & Irish Lions Tom Croft will miss the rest of the season with a knee ligament […]

Nick Cain: Let’s hope England use attack at key word

11 September 2013 2 comments

The pulse always quickens at the start of a new season, and with the Lions’ first triumph for 16 years still fresh in the memories […]

Young Gun: Scott Steele – Leicester scrum-half

15 August 2013 0 comments

It’s never easy to make your breakthrough at Leicester Tigers – just ask Billy Twelvetrees – but in Ben Youngs, scrum-half Scott Steele believes he […]

Tim Stimpson rates the new Matthew Tait No.1 at 15

7 August 2013 0 comments

He’s back in the England fold after a three-year absence and it should be just a matter of time before Mathew Tait is back in […]

Geordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul

14 June 2013 0 comments

Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers in a 16-year professional […]

Jonny Wilkinson’s just top draw for star-struck Henry Slade

11 June 2013 1 comment

Henry Slade grew up idolising Jonny Wilkinson and always hoped to meet him. But share the same pitch? Never in his wildest dreams did he […]

Nick Cain: Chattering refs led to Hartley’s disgrace

4 June 2013 3 comments

There is no escaping the fact that Dylan Hartley’s sending-off at Twickenham in the Premiership final last weekend cost Northampton the chance of being crowned […]

Nick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour

23 May 2013 0 comments

Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad: The pace to scare […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants

22 May 2013 0 comments

Northampton’s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for this Twickenham final, especially […]

Final curtain for Geordan Murphy

7 May 2013 0 comments

Leicester Tigers legend Geordan Murphy has announced the next two games will be his last as he will retire at the end of the season. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Quins must answer questions on squad depth and mentality

26 April 2013 0 comments

Qualification for the Aviva Premiership play-offs is pretty much all over bar the shouting. Sarries and Tigers will finish one and two with Quins and […]

Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist announced

25 April 2013 1 comment

The shortlist for the Director of Rugby of the Season award has been announced today and features coaches at the top and bottom of Aviva Premiership Rugby. […]

Jeremy Guscott: Come on Leicester, prove that Toulon are just mercenaries

16 April 2013 4 comments

Two fantastic European fixtures will be taking place today, Toulon v Tigers and Harlequins v Munster. In both cases it’s old multi-winners against newbie wannabe […]

Andrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole

5 April 2013 1 comment

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford to ignore the form […]

Owen Farrell not fit to play Italy

5 March 2013 0 comments

Owen Farrell will miss England’s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the injury in the 23-13 […]

20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker

22 February 2013 2 comments

How’s Leicester’s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in position in the league. […]

You should have stayed a Leicester boy, George

1 February 2013 0 comments

George Ford could be making the biggest mistake of his life by quitting Leicester this summer, according to former fly-half prodigy Ryan Davis. Ford, 19, […]

Jeff Probyn: Time to bin the sin bin and keep the game fair

23 January 2013 0 comments

In a week that should have been all about the new Elite Player Squad the spotlight continues to burn on the referees after yet more […]

Geoff Parling stays at Welford Road

14 January 2013 1 comment

England lock Geoff Parling has ended rumours about a potential move away from Welford Road by agreeing terms on a new contract to stay with […]

Let us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs

10 January 2013 2 comments

Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the RFU are responsible for […]

Graham Kitchener extends contract with Tigers

4 December 2012 1 comment

Lock Graham Kitchener has agreed a new contract with Leicester Tigers. 23-year-old Kitchener moved to Welford Road in the summer of 2011 after making 70 […]

Youngs brothers extend Tigers contacts

20 November 2012 2 comments

Leicester Tigers announced today that brothers Tom and Ben Youngs have both agreed new long-term contracts with the club. Tom, 25, has established himself in […]