Leicester - Page 25 of 95 - News, interviews, reports, analysis and opinion

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Atkin-Davies returns to boost Bears

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Heywood Road ENGLAND front row star Lark Atkin-Davies returns to action...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Jones centre stage for Tigers

Fresh from being named the RPA’s women’s player of the year, Meg Jones starts in the centres for Leicester’s final match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ospreys’ Nicky just too tricky for Cardiff

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff .................29pts Tries: Cabango 9, Grady 40, 85, Hamer-Webb 69 Conversions: de Beer 9, Thomas 70, 86 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Playing rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well

MY LIFE IN RUGBY - RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Jack van Poortvliet relishing England return after leaving last camp in tears

Jack van Poortvliet’s last experience of an England camp was being driven out in tears by his mum knowing his World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Du Preez keeps it in family for Sale

By PAUL REES When Sale signed George Ford two years ago, it seemed that Robert du Preez would have his time...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

McCall confident stunned Saracens will bounce back

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens have endured a tough campaign on and off the pitch as they head into the playoffs but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We can beat anyone now says stoked up Matavesi

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi knew something had changed when he joined up with Northampton after Fiji’s World Cup quarter-final exit...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Slade delighted to be presented with top award

Exeter and England outside centre Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Player of the Season award following a standout...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

We will have a full deck of cards next season – McKellar

By PAUL REES Leicester's dejection at finishing well short of the play-off positions was compounded by the sight of their fierce...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Lam backs Ibitoye for England’s tour

By NICK POWELL Bristol boss Pat Lam says winger Gabriel Ibitoye should be selected for England’s summer tour after he topped...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester can’t live with Sharks

By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester ....................... 22pts Tries: Tuisue 58, Socino 76, Clarke 79 Conversions: Hastings 58, 77 Penalties: Englefield 23 Sharks...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Dugdale’s stepping out of the shadows

By JON NEWCOMBE Sam Dugdale has stepped out of the shadows of the Curry brothers and Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Fantastic four face final tests

PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS: NORTHAMPTON v SARACENS AND BATH v SALE NORTHAMPTON The Saints finished at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Diamond out to add some steel

By PAUL REES Even someone without Steve Diamond’s coaching experience would have known that taking over at Newcastle was never going...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

You write off Saracens at your peril – Grewcock

By BEN JAYCOCK Danny Grewcock has joined Paul Sackey as the second player to be inducted into the Premiership Rugby Hall...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Young guns who are shining for the Chiefs

Paul Rees talks to Exeter DoR Rob Baxter to find out how his investment in homegrown talent is paying off at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Playing for Tigers a privilege, says Scott

By MARK STEVENS Matt Scott says it was his ‘privilege’ to pull on the Leicester Tigers jersey after playing his final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Saracens hold on to take it at the death

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............................ 33pts Tries: Clifford 20, Gregson 29, Campbell 40, 66; Cleall 59 Conversions: Harrison 21, 40, 60,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Rigoni double as Sale show promise

By SAM JACKSON Leicester ........ 21 Sale...................36 In a battle of the league’s bottom two, Leicester fell short at home to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Jennings looking for new challenge

By JON NEWCOMBE Still only 28, Rory Jennings is seeking the seventh full-time contract of his nomadic career after being released...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Calcutta Cup win the highlight of my career

MY LIFE IN RUGBY Scott Steele - Former Scotland, Leicester, London Irish Harlequins & Edinburgh Scrum-Half I was sat on a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Young gun Baxter headlines Premiership Team of the Season

By Ben Jaycock Tyro Harlequins prop Fin Baxter is the headline selection in Premiership Rugby’s 2023/24 team of the season which...

By Cam Stephens

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Big Ben strikes at right time for Sale

By PAUL REES Ben Curry is often referred to as the twin brother of Tom, the 50-cap England flanker who has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Williams is still the centre of attention

By PAUL REES When Bristol signed Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Virimi Vakatawa last year to boost their midfield, few would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Sarries’ star exits generate extra fuel

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Saracens are the defending Premiership champions, and Mark McCall’s side are looking more and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ollie helps top Tigers finish with a flourish

By MARK STEVENS Leicester .......................... 40pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 20, van Poortvliet 26, Reffell 43, Brown 54 Conversions: Pollard 21, 26, 44,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Top flight losing its soul, and integrity

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 capitulation to Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens last weekend reflected all that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

‘We have to manage load’

PAUL REES EXAMINES THE FALLOUT FROM GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 HIDING BY NORTHAMPTON SAINTS George Skivington has had better weeks. He knew his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Dean seeks platform

Ross Heppenstall finds out what Dean Richards has been up to since stepping down as Newcastle Falcons boss for more success...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 2 years ago

Bears in hunt for a home play-off

Preview Bristol v Leicester Today. 3.30pm By BEN JAYCOCK ELLA Lovibond will lead Bristol Bears out on her 50th appearance, while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

A thrilling ride but now it’s time to call it a day

MY LIFE IN RUGBY CHARLIE BECKETT - THE DONCASTER AND FORMER LEICESTER, LONDON WELSH, GLOUCESTER, JERSEY, AMPTHILL AND EASTWOOD SECOND ROW...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National Leagues

/ 2 years ago

Stevens steps up to take lead at St Ives

Former Leicester Tigers and London Irish hooker Jimmy Stevens is the new director of rugby at St Ives, his Cornwall home-town...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 19/05/24

An enthralling regular season of Premiership rugby rounds off this weekend with seven teams still in the hunt for the play-offs, and you...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership final day preview: All still to play for with play-offs undecided

Northampton and Saracens confirmed their places in the top four last Saturday, but five clubs will battle for the last two...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

‘Play big matches at neutral venues’

By PAUL REES Danny Wilson’s has backed calls to play Champions Cup semi-finals at a neutral venue after Toulouse and Leinster...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

I want to win title before I leave Bristol – Luatua

By PAUL REES Few overseas signings have had a more lasting impact in the Premiership than Steve Luatua who looks like...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Game in England is good, says Ford

By PAUL REES George Ford feels English rugby is on the up after a testing couple of years on and off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Alex Loney

The former Leicester, Nottingham, Avignon, Rotherham and Fylde hooker, now head coach of Fylde & Lancashire, chooses the best XV he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Leicester have the class to rule again

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Leicester are not where their fans want them to be – and a minority...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Baxter: We must recharge quickly

EXETER DoR Rob Baxter says his team will have to recharge quickly in their quest to reach the top four with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

James at his best as Sale keep in the race

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale .....................................31pts Tries: Warr 8, Taylor 13, James 34, O’Flaherty 43 Conversions: Ford 9, 14, 35, 44 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team