All posts tagged "Leicester"
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Glenn Gelderbloom – former Western Province, Leicester and Plymouth centre
I’ve got my wife Sacha to thank for two Heineken Cups and three Premiership titles because she convinced me when I...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Dan Montagu – Nottingham No.8
1. Mark Irish – He is a great hard-working forward, who gets around the field. He is a rock and has...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 18: teams
Gloucester v London Welsh Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Tindall, Twelvetrees, May; Burns, Robson; Wood, Edmonds, Knight; Hamilton (Capt.), James; Buxton, Hazell, Kalamafoni....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: These ‘hospitality’ packages are just fleecing the fans
It would seem that Nick Cain‘s expose of the Lion’s tour ticket price rigging is just the tip of the ‘rip-off...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoDan Braid has the appetite to satisfy Sale hunger
Sale flanker Dan Braid was so confident that 2013 would turn out to be a good year he saw it in...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoUnder-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam
England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v Italy: teams
Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOwen Farrell not fit to play Italy
Owen Farrell will miss England‘s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland‘s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 17: teams
Bath v Gloucester (Live) Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving....
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Adam Balding – London Welsh No.8
Drea1. Trevor Woodman – Just as effective with ball in hand as he was taking apart opposition scrums. He epitomised what...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership try of the week: round 16
Leicester’s end-to-end wonder try against Saracens on Saturday has been voted Round 16’s Premiership try of the week. With a scrum...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker
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...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoItaly v Wales: teams
Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales’ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Geordan Murphy – Leicester and former Lions and Ireland full-back
It doesn’t get much more nerve-wracking than standing under the posts as Stephen Jones takes a kick to deny you the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance make seven changes for England
Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoGeoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoStephen Myler remains a Saint
Stephen Myler has put pen to paper and will carry on with Northampton for the foreseeable future. Myler has been with...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Fred Michalak who has gone from enfant terrible to mature superstar
Fred Michalak is France‘s main man going into this Six Nations, with all the signs pointing towards flaky Fred having been...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBilly Twelvetrees never fazed by mistakes, says Mike Rayer
If at first you don’t succeed try, try again – that is essentially Billy Twelvetrees’ mantra according to former coach Mike...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJames Scaysbrook remains a Chief
James Scaysbrook has ended rumours about a move to Leicester by agreeing a new two-year deal with Exeter. The openside flanker...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLead out Harlequins at The Stoop against Leicester
Etihad Airways, Harlequins Main Sponsor, are offering ONE lucky youngster the chance to lead out the AVIVA Premiership Champions when they...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoDominant Italy claim French scalp again
Italy made a dream start to their RBS Six Nations campaign yesterday with a dominant 23-18 win over arch-rivals France at...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Austin Healy – ESPN consultant and former England and Leicester star
1. Snooty horse riders For some reason people who ride on horses on country lanes think motorists have the ability to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Tiger tanks needed to halt the Toulouse titans
For a club the size of Leicester Tigers going another season without the Heineken Cup up for grabs has to be...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Twelvetrees could be England’s missing link
Selecting Billy Twelvetrees for his EPS squad is a smart move by Stuart Lancaster because he’s selecting on form plus Twelvetrees...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLV=Cup round 3: teams
Bath v Exeter Bath: Cuthbert; Lane, Banahan, Williams, Woodburn; Heathcote, McMillan; Beech, Webber, Perenise; Hooper (Capt.), Attwood; Koster, Gilbert, Skirving. Replacements:...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Martyn Williams – former Lions, Wales, Cardiff and Pontypridd flanker
I have only two jerseys on the wall at home – Richie McCaw’s and the one I wore in Paris in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Time to bin the sin bin and keep the game fair
In a week that should have been all about the new Elite Player Squad the spotlight continues to burn on the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSaracens handed home Heineken Cup semi-final
Saracens have been given a major boost to reach the Heineken Cup final after they were drawn as potential host of...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dan Bowden – Leicester centre
1. Commentator cock-ups It really winds me up when sports commentators fail to correctly pronounce a player’s name. The big second...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the current status of the Heineken Cup
If there was ever a time for the English clubs to emphasise that they are the real deal and not the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Soul of London Irish has been ripped out
In sport you get so many highs and lows, and the great thing is its unpredictability. Given the great year of...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 6 teams
Pool 1 Munster v Racing Metro Munster: Jones; Howlett (capt.), Earls, Downey, Zebo; Keatley, Murray; Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha; O’Callaghan, Ryan; O’Mahony,...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Suddenly the England scrum is Gr-eight again
There were not many No.8 options for England at the start of last season, and it had become another problem position....
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRob Baxter and Toby Booth could be called up by England
Rob Baxter and Toby Booth could be helping England in the summer if Stuart Lancaster gets his way. The England head...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTom Varndell commits to Wasps
Prolific try-scoring winger Tom Varndell has committed his future to London Wasps, signing a new contract extension this week. Premiership leading...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWasps did everything to keep Vunipola
Director of Rugby Dai Young revealed London Wasps did everything they could to keep Billy Vunipola at the club but “pressure...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lewis Moody – former Leicester, Bath, England and Lions flanker
Sitting on the bench in the World Cup final in 2003 I found myself for the first time ever starting to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoLet us help get the refs up to speed, say top clubs
Premiership Rugby want to play a more active role in the recruitment and training of referees in future. At present the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBilly Twelvetress named in England’s Six Nations squad
Billy Twelvetress has been named by Stuart Lancaster in the England Elite Player Squad for the upcoming RBS Six Nations. The...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoToby Flood cleared of tip-tackle charges
Toby Flood will be available to face the Ospreys on Sunday in the Heineken Cup after being cleared of a tip-tackle...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Dean Richards about his remarkable return to rugby
Dean Richards has no peers in the English club game when it comes to building champion teams, and he is at...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jordan Crane – Leicester No.8
Pleased with your season so far? It’s been tough coming back from a long injury but it’s going OK. It’s great...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“England can’t ignore me forever” – London Wasps Tom Varndell
Premiership top-try scorer Tom Varndell says he has unfinished business with England and is desperate to had to his four caps....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWins for Leicester and Ospreys
Leicester went top of Pool 2 but had to wait until the 76th minute and a penalty try to claim a...
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TRP Live
/ 13 years agoLive: Treviso v Leicester – Exeter v Scarlets
Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Leicester Tigers take on Treviso in the fourth round of the Heineken...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years ago“A loss would see us wave the Heineken Cup goodbye” – Julian Salvi
Securing away points is crucial for any team looking to make it out of the Heineken Cup group stages but for...
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