All posts tagged "Leicester Tigers"
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Aaron Mauger – Leicester head coach and former All Blacks and Crusaders centre
1. Greg Feek – My old Crusaders mate has the best laugh in world rugby. He’s now the scrum coach for...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester win derby against Wasps
Leicester made it three from three this season with a 24-16 win over Wasps in the Midlands derby at Welford Road....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester confirm signing of Jean de Villiers
Leicester Tigers have today confirmed the signing of Jean de Villiers. The former South Africa captain, who won 109 Test caps...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Freddie Burns – Leicester and former Gloucester fly-half
1. Nick Wood – A great friend and he’s become a Gloucester legend over the years. For a prop, he knows...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester edge Harlequins with late try
A late try from Laurence Pearce gave Leicester a narrow 22-19 win over Harlequins at Welford Road yesterday. Tommy Bell kicked...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ed Slater – Leicester captain
How’s pre-season been? It has been really long but it’s a good thing because of the changes we’ve had in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Jean de Villiers close to signing for Leicester Tigers
Tigers set to announce arrival of former Springboks captain before the weekend.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester kick off season with win at London Irish
Tommy Bell kicked 23 points as Leicester kicked off their Premiership season with a 28-16 win at London Irish. Peter Betham...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBilly Twelvetrees signs new Gloucester contract
Club Captain Billy Twelvetrees has given Gloucester a real boost by committing his future to the club. The 26-year-old is about...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoManu Tuilagi to meet with Toulouse
Manu Tuilagi will reportedly meet with Toulouse next week to discuss a possible move to the South of France next year....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJulian Salvi is happy to be let off leash
Flanker will relish playing with greater freedom at Exeter after his acrimonious departure from Leicester.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPREVIEW: England v Fiji
Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRelaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling
Fiji’s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener
Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Thomas Waldrom – Exeter and former Leicester and England No.8
1. Joe Marler – I got to pick Joe just because of his banter really. He’s also a very good prop...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain takes stock of how the England pack rates against the world’s best
Forwards, and how many of them he needs, will be at the top of Stuart Lancaster’s agenda as he contemplates cutting...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership Rugby 7s Series squads
Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote,...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester captain Ed Slater
Ed Slater could be an irresistible catalyst for change. That’s because the Leicester captain’s first two main forays in an England...
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Guest Blogs
/ 10 years agoExeter Preparations for 2015-16 Season Pleases Baxter
Exeter City players appear to be determined about improving on last season’s fifth place finish. They have been hitting the training...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership fixtures REVEALED
Saracens will open the defence of their Premiership title at home to Sale on Saturday October 17 as the 2015-16 fixtures...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoAnthony Allen’s dazzling ride on whirlwind ends too soon
Leicester Tigers centre reflects on the ‘whirlwind’ of his rugby career that promised so much yet ultimately ended last week at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Paul Dodge – former Lions, England and Leicester centre
When I first started playing for Leicester at the grand old age of 17 we were lucky to get 200-300 people...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Sam Harrison – Leicester scrum-half
1. Logovi’i Mulipola – He’s a huge ball carrier offering a lot more than a lot of other looseheads. He can...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester coach banned for betting
Former Leicester defence coach Phil Blake was banned for six months for betting on two Tigers games this season. The 51-year-old...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Megabucks Toulouse give Manu Tuilagi a dilemma
Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAnthony Allen announces retirement from playing
Leicester Tigers centre Anthony Allen has announced his retirement from professional rugby due to a knee injury at the age of...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester snap Dom Barrow from Newcastle
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on June 7, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of second-row forward...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester Tigers’ American dream
The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Will Owen – England U20s and Leicester openside
Breaking into the Leicester first team is no mean feat but Will Owen will be attempting just that next season after...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership semi-finals teams
Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Why Manu Tuilagi deserves just a little sympathy
If any England player was likely to stray off the straight-and-narrow then Manu Tuilagi was always a prime candidate. That was...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCarnegie bring in Forsyth
Yorkshire Carnegie have agreed a two-year contract with Sale Sharks centre Andy Forsyth from the start of the 2015-16 Greene King...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi ‘will be worried about his big brother’
Leicester Tigers are to ask Tuilagi’s elder brother Freddie to keep a closer eye on their young star and ensure he...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi kicked out of England squad for assaulting police officer
Leicester centre convicted this week of three charges of assault and one of criminal damage.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoExeter confirm Julian Salvi signing
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper months ago, Julian Salvi will leave Leicester at the end of the...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back
London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoKvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers
Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester‘s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJoe Simpson injury update
Joe Simpson’s potential participation in the World Cup with England is not under threat after Wasps revealed he should only be...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Ed Slater – England and Leicester lock
1. Petitions There seems to be online petitions for everything these days … in fact, I might even start a petition...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoChris Hala’ufia banned for five weeks
London Welsh No.8 Chris Hala’ufia has been suspended for five weeks following his red card against Leicester Tigers last Saturday. The...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices
Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoExodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back
Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoBen Youngs is confident that Leicester ‘culture’ won’t be diluted by foreign recruits
The Tigers announced the capture of six players and only one is English-born.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester agree move for Chiefs lock Fitzgerald
Leicester Tigers have agreed a move for second-row forward Mike Fitzgerald from the Chiefs in New Zealand. The Auckland-born, 28, has...
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/ 11 years agoLeicester Tigers agree move for Phil Betham
Leicester Tigers confirmed that Australia international back Peter Betham has agreed a move to Welford Road next season. The 26-year-old, who...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Jordan Crane – Leicester & former Leeds and England No.8
1. Marcos Ayerza – Pretty easy pick really. The best scrummaging loosehead in the world at the minute but also a...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAway wins for Saracens and Leicester
Wasps suffered their first Premiership defeat at the Ricoh Arena as they went down to Saracens 26-17 yesterday. The hosts had...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoSort out the scrum cheats blasts angry Marcos Ayerza
Leicester loosehead believes better education and TMOs would help referees eliminate scrum cheats and restore the set-piece to its former glory.












