All posts tagged "Leicester"
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBorthwick braced for battle against ‘big spending’ Bath
By GARY FITZGERALD Big job: Steve Borthwick STEVE Borthwick remains confident his Covid-tormented Tigers can defy the odds and the virus...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK I see echoes of my great Bath side in Baxter’s Chiefs Communicator: Rob Baxter with his...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLast-ditch Beaumont try nicks it for Sharks
By TOM BRADSHAW Destructive: Sam Hill powers past Gloucester full-back Kyle Moyle Clean ball: Ruan Ackermann wins a lineout for Gloucester...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps could be without Alfie Barbeary for three months
Standout Wasps star Alfie Barbeary will undergo a scan on Sunday on his high ankle sprain
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGeorge Furbank can be a top 10 – Vesty
Saints attack coach Sam Vesty believes a switch to fly-half could unlock George Furbank as a skillful threat
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFestive fun as Henson overcomes Fearns KO | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett offers a digest of Christmas stories to warm the cockles
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPostive tests at Leicester sees Premiership clash with Newcastle called off
Tigers trip to Kingston Park on Boxing Day cancelled due to positive tests and resulting number of squad forced to self-isolate
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHenry helps Tigers beat three yellows
By MIKE SINCLAIR Success! Tigers celebrate their victory PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS BAYONNE: Germain 7 (Fajardo 71); Baget 6 (Lestrade 51,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoGlasgow Warriors exodus to Premiership continues with Huw Jones set to make switch
After the pending departure of Adam Hastings was announced this week, TRP can reveal another back is set to move to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoDurham have shone since rugby’s dawn
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Recent star man: Cameron Nordi-Kelemeti, now with Newcastle. Charlie Adamson kicks...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaracens defence coach Sanderson is man Sale want to replace Diamond
A move which Sale Sharks hoped would happen last summer
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFletcher: Lack of 12s is long-standing concern
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER RFU player development manager John Fletcher says the lack of homegrown No.12s playing in Premiership rugby has been...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGroups revealed for new NCA cup
THE NATIONAL Clubs Association has announced the groupings for the 44-team cup competition as clubs aim to make a return to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoArtist Paolo proud to pin colours to his boots
Daniel Gallan finds Wasps flyer Paulo Odogwu has lots to offer on and off-field With thighs the size of beer kegs...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens smash six past tyro Tigers
■By DANIEL GALLAN THERE were only a thousand fans in attendance at the rebranded Copthall Stadium, but they found a familiar...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPumas pair set to switch clubs
LEICESTER Tigers fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla is set to leave the club after only one season and join the Top 14....
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTable-topping Exeter Chiefs set sights on famous ‘double double’
Exeter Chiefs captain Jack Yeandle previews the visit of Glasgow Warriors to Sandy Park
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Will Butler returns from injury for start of Worcester’s Challenge Cup campaign
Selection news for all of the Challenge Cup's opening round of competition, as Worcester Warriors travel to Pau
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Simon Halliday: Revised Euro Cup formats will provide a great narrative
EPCR chairman Simon Halliday opens up on the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup format changes and the prospect of a World...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen hit with four-week ban
The Springbok will be unavailable for the next month after catching Gloucester fly-half Lloyd Evans with an elbow
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Features
/ 5 years agoAim to be world’s best or quit says Healey
AUSTIN Healy says this is the make or break year for a lot of Leicester’s youngsters and that if they don’t...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTigers put up a fight but Chiefs power in for a bonus
By GARY FITZGERALD EXETER’S well-drilled, well-oiled machine ground Tigers into submission with another formidable pack-driven performance at Welford Road. The champions took...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoEvans aims to put on a variety show for the fans
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS fly-half Lloyd Evans says Gloucester will happily eschew a slavish kicking game if his side keep racking...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPreview: London Irish must up tempo to sap Sharks power
Exiles full-back Tom Homer talks to Neale Harvey ahead of the visit of Sale Sharks to the Brentford Community Stadium on...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoKick fest at Falcons was excruciating says Sale’s Sam James
Sale Sharks centre Sam James reflects on the defeat to Newcastle Falcons that had viewers in despairs of boredom
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens to play Tigers in friendly
SARACENS will host a Leicester Tigers XV in a friendly on December 12 as they prepare for the start of the...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Allan Robson: We are home again and want to build our Irish fanbase
London Irish chairman Allan Robson puts into words the significance of the Exiles' return to the capital
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: The control freaks will stifle rugby fans’ interest
Nick Cain responds to Eddie Jones' calls for an end to the 'archaic' rule of naming a squad 48 hours before...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBristol lead race for out-of-favour Leicester No.10 Tom Hardwick
Hardwick is one of five fly-halves at Welford Road after Tigers recruited heavily at the position this year
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester prop Ryan Bower hits 50 after ten years at the crease
On the opening day of the season Bower was able to savour a victory on his 50th Premiership appearance
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBilly bags a score as Skivington lads come good again
■ By ROGER PANTING BILLY Twelvetrees scored 20 points Gloucester recovered from last week’s wor-rying 38-15 defeat at the hands of...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCole relying on Wigglesworth to drive Tigers standards
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER prop Dan Cole is backing veteran scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth to help his side surge to their best...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoExiles aim to write a winning first chapter in Brentford
In on the flank: Blair Cowan starts for Irish LONDON Irish make three changes from the side that narrowly lost at...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoAdios super fan Diego
THE late Diego Maradona – and what a fly-half he would have made – became a big supporter of the Pumas...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWe’re home again and aim to build our Irish fanbase
Q&A ALLAN ROBSON ON THE RECORD London Irish chairman Allan Robson has vast experience in professional club rugby, having previously been...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHigh Wycombe use talent to trump cash
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT can be tough work competing against the great private, fee-paying...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy switch to prop made me a Puma
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALEX MORENO THE FORMER ITALY, ARGENTINA, LEICESTER, LEEDS, AGEN, BRIVE AND PERPIGNAN PROP IWAS fortune to have some very good...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLoader looks to build rock solid case
By NEALE HARVEY Hot-stepper: London Irish wing Ben Loader PICTURE: Getty Images INSPIRED by the dazzling deeds of England’s Jonny May,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘Youngs is England’s best 9 ever’
By STEFFAN THOMAS BEN Youngs must be the Lions’ number one scrumhalf in South Africa and is still the man to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSale Sharks to sign a fourth Du Preez as South African contingent grows
6ft10ins lock JP du Preez is on his way to Manchester from the Cheetahs
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers take interest in Harlequins protégé Louis Lynagh
Lynagh is the son of Wallabies great Michael and spent time at Richmond earlier this year
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHighlights: Six-minute recaps for Round 1 of the Premiership and coach reactions
Video highlights of the opening weekend of the 2020-21 Premiership season
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoGeordan Murphy is ‘devastated’ over his Tigers axe says Tom Youngs
Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs speaks to Jon Newcombe about the departure of Murphy and the arrival of Richard Wigglesworth
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGeordy is ‘devastated’ over his Tigers axe says Youngs
By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Steve Borthwick described Leicester “as a big old ship” when speaking to the media this week, the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJonny’s the shining jewel, give him more of the ball!
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Predictably unpredictable, imperfectly perfect, impatiently patient – Jonny May in his pomp has become a joy to watch and a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoSquad lists and opening fixtures for all 12 Premiership clubs ahead of new 2020-21 season
An overview of each club ahead of the start of a new Premiership season on Friday night
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Features
/ 5 years agoPlay-off blues drive Bath hunger
NEALE HARVEY TALKS TO STUART HOOPER ABOUT BATH’S MISSION TO END THE TROPHY DROUGHT Driving standards: Ben Spencer inspired Bath’s post-lockdown...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMore Cheetahs on the Prem prowl
TIAN SCHOEMAN could become the next member of the Free State Cheetahs squad to seek a short term move to the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHarlequins lifeline for Sevens expert
Offer: De Carpenter FORMER England Sevens international Richard de Carpenter looks set to be offered a career lifeline with a short...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CAM JORDAN GLOUCESTER LOCK Gloucester pulled off quite a coup over the summer when they managed to lure impressive second row...
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