All posts tagged "Leicester"
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National League One
/ 1 year agoCharlie celebrates happiest birthday
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 12 Leicester L ............. 15 LEICESTER Lions secured just their second win of the season with...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoNat darts over to grab vital scores
By CALLUM CRABTREE Hinckley...................11 Redruth....................38 REDRUTH emerged victorious on a wet day at Leicester Road. Hinckley had what was a dying...
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News Extra
/ 1 year agoEvans signs on for more
HARLEQUINS flanker Will Evans has signed a contract extension, following wingers Cadan Murley and Cassius Cleaves, full-back Tyrone Green and scrum-half...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland need spark, says Nadolo
Podcast ■ By CAMERON STEPHENS NEMANI Nadolo believes that confidence is the main issue that England face, following some late capitulations...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoFive times head coaches have faced their former side
By Charlie Elliott Whenever a player or coach goes back to a former club, there is always a sense of intrigue both with how...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIs James Botham the answer for Wales’ blindside flanker issues?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Even though Welsh rugby has endured some very dark days, many players are currently showing promising...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGritty Portugal can’t keep up with Scots
■By BEN JAYCOCK Dominant: Josh Bayliss runs in to score Scotland’s fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTLAND showcased their strength in...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoEngland look like a clueless rabble
Another one bites the dust: England feel the pain against Wallabies I WATCHED with a g rowing sense of bewilderment as...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Jimmy Gopperth
JIMMY GOPPERTH, THE FORMER WELLINGTON, HURRICANES, BLUES, NEWCASTLE, LEINSTER, WASPS AND LEICESTER PLAYMAKER, WHO IS STILL GOING STRONG AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE, CHOOSES...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoUndercard get chance to show their A-game
By Paul Rees England's A team today get their first major work-out after being resurrected earlier this year when Australia’s undercard...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoSimon Gillham must get justice for the Championship
Simon Gillham’s arrival as chair of the Championship/Tier 2 Board should be good news for English club rugby. Gillham, below, who...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol’s exciting approach suits me, says Harry Thacker
By Mark Stevens Bristol Bears are fast earning themselves a reputation as rugby’s great entertainers, captivating fans with their bold, high-energy...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoPundits need that forward thinking
Ian Robertson put it most colourfully. “I work with backs,” said the celebrated BBC radio commentator on being asked to coach...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI am calm and loving my life, says Danny Cipriani
Paul Rees talks to the former England No.10 as he agrees to put his boots on one final time to help...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDickinson hits the 50-mark for Archers
■By CHRIS COLLYER Proud: Nottingham’s Jack Dickinson PICTURE: Alamy JACK Dickinson brought up his half century of appearnces in style by...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoA brace from Botterill is key to victory for Esher
■By MIKE DAVIS Leicester L ....... 31pts Tries: Romano 7, Allen 11, Sterland 24, Murdoch 47, Tebbatt 80 Conversions: Bouchier 8,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland vs Springboks – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England will look to get their autumn campaign back on track when world champions South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland name Freddie Steward and Jack van Poortvliet in side to face South Africa
England have reinstated Freddie Steward at full-back and picked Jack van Poortvliet at scrum-half in an effort to salvage their autumn...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTop Five Rugby League to Rugby Union code switches in history
By Charlie Elliott In Australia’s recent win against England at Allianz Stadium, there was one name that stood out in terms...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMark Mapletoft backing for Asher Opoku-Fordjour
By Dan Robertshaw Mark Mapletoft has noticed an air of confidence around recent England call-up Asher Opoku-Fordjour this year and expects...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHigh-class Coventry turn back the clock
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .........................19pts Tries: Wand 6, Kata 54, van der Flier 65 Conversions: Threlfall 54, 65 Coventry ......................... 33pts...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTownsend ready to leave the dark days behind him
By MARK STEVENS STU Townsend says he’s ready to put the ‘dark times’ behind him and help ignite a new charge...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick’s bench policy needs work
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The bench miscalculations cooking England’s goose in the final quarter of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAngus Scott-Young keen to follow his father
By Jon Newcombe Typical of most Australians, Angus Scott-Young has a fairly sunny disposition and the loose forward is confident that...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoFour-try David calls the shots for Bears
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Leicester ......................7pts Try: McGhie 25 Conversion: Feury 26 Bristol ......................... 62pts Tries: David 3, 34, 38, 53; Hesketh...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDMP enjoy being in the winning circle at long last
■By TOM EASTWAY Darlington MP .......36 Leicester Lions ....29 IN a game that almost felt like a must-win fixture for a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBouchier sees only positives in local link with top-flight Tigers
■By BEN JAYCOCK Cool head: Leicester Lions fly-half Luke Bouchier LEICESTER Lions feel fortunate to be beneficiaries of their partnership with...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGosforth made to fight all the way
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland Men A confirm wider squad to face Australia A
A 24-player England Men A wider squad has been named in preparation for the visit of Australia A to the Twickenham...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick hails England collaboration as Danny Care criticises Eddie Jones
Steve Borthwick has distanced his England from the Eddie Jones regime damningly described by Danny Care by revealing he has an...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
SCOTT HALL, THE NOTTINGHAM AND FORMER NORTHS EAGLES AND LEICESTER BACK ROW, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHill out to cash in on England chance
■By PAUL REES You’re in: Ted Hill was called up by England to replace Ollie Chessum, inset PICTURES: Getty Images AS...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoAussies are hurt by own protectionism
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Whether the Wallabies emerge with a Grand Slam or a slump...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNew faces take the plaudits for Saints
■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ........31pts Tries: Pollock 15, Ramm 23, Litchfield 38, Hendy 53, Baker 59 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 15, 23, 53...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOpoku grabs his chance to make sure for Cov
■By PETE MURDOCK Nottingham ...... 15pts Tries: Olowofela 44, Ecclesfield 70 Conversion: Arden 45 Penalty: Arden 13 Coventry .......... 34pts Tries:...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWales get set for big Sunday crunch…
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One weekend five summers ago, Wales went to No.1 in the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoHost of stars back for Tigers
Preview Leicester v T’finders Today. 3pm LEICESTER welcome back several Test players as they search for their first win of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCheika has instilled fight and grit into Tigers -Smith
■ By GARY FITZGERALD Battle-hardened: Leicester coach Michael Cheika MICHAEL Cheika is a throwback to the old head coaching days at...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPotter hoping for Aussie debut
FORMER Leicester wing Harry Potter would love the chance to lock horns against his old boss at Twickenham on Saturday. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHenry Slade ‘in fantastic condition’ for All Blacks test, says Steve Borthwick
England head coach Steve Borthwick says it is not a risk picking Henry Slade to take on New Zealand in Saturday’s...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoMike Forshaw urges Wales to be ‘aggressors’ against Fiji
Mike Forshaw says that Wales have “got to be the aggressors” when they target ending a nine-Test losing run in their...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland fears over Ollie Chessum knee injury
By Sam Jackson Leicester forward Ollie Chessum is a doubt for England’s autumn internationals after sustaining a knee injury in training....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoRob Baxter: Time for the talking to stop
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter has told his Exeter players that the time for talking has stopped as they go into...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPat Lam backing Harry Randall to shine for England
By Mark Stevens Pat Lam is backing Harry Randall to take his sparkling club form with Bristol onto the international stage...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThree of the best battling to play at No.9 for England
◼️ By ADAM HATHAWAY In possession: Marcus Smith in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images ◼️ STEVE Borthwick has revealed the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman can push England to victory against All Blacks
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Any analysis of England’s chances of beating New Zealand starts with the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoBath thump Sale Sharks to send them top of the Premiership
By Paul Rees Bath .................................... 40pts Tries: Muir 1, Reid 18, du Toit 26, Hill 45, Carr-Smith 64, van Wyk 78...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoWe’ll become Sharks with teeth again, promises Sanderson
ALEX Sanderson vowed to get Sale back on track after they shipped 40 points away from home for the third time...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika’s delight as Leicester Tigers hold on
By Gary Fitzgerald Saracens .......................... 29pts Tries: Tompkins 18, Swiel 27, Gonzalez 65, Hadfield 70 Conversions: Swiel 18, 28, 71 Penalty:...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoIzaia Perese: We got across the line
Aussie star Izaia Perese hailed Tigers “massive” win at the home of rivals Sarries after he grabbed one of the four...












