Masters of the past show they can thrive in the future too
1 decade ago by The TimesThe noble traditions of Leicester are enabling them to keep pace with rugby’s modern pace-setters, writes Stuart BarnesLeicester Tigers are not offering a retail bond. They don’t have a sugar daddy...
Ben Youngs has high hopes of Leicester Tigers sealing Aviva Premiership play-off place
1 decade ago by The TimesBen Youngs is confident that Leicester Tigers have the experience, knowhow and class to secure a place in the Aviva Premiership play-offs on the final day of the regular season. Leicester defeated Wasps...
Thomas Waldrom’s late try gives Exeter momentum in play-off race
1 decade ago by The TimesSaracens 20 Exeter Chiefs 24 Here at Allianz Park they love their “wolfpack” defence. In an extraordinarily intense finish, however, it was the visiting side, Exeter Chiefs, whose pack stayed the...
Edinburgh set sights on move to Easter Road
1 decade ago by The TimesEdinburgh’s professional rugby team are considering a move across the city, with Hibernian’s Easter Road ground being lined up as their new home. News of the proposed switch emerged just 24 hours...
Sevens shine brightly but the party’s almost over
1 decade ago by The TimesThe wording of the ticket pretty much summed it up. ‘Party Stand’, it declared, in bold black type: ‘Unreserved’. For amidst the kaleidoscope of costumes, the ribaldry and the boisterous singalongs...
The Monday Overview: Fond farewells for Ugo Monye and Mark Cueto
1 decade ago by The TimesRUGBY SHORTSKvesic faces wait after seeing red Gloucester could be without Matt Kvesic for the European Champions Cup play-off this month after the flanker was sent off in the win over London Irish...
Northampton must beware Leicester's habit of finding form at just the right time
1 decade ago by The TelegraphA six-try win against London Welsh ensured that Northampton will finish top of the Aviva Premiership this season and secured the advantage of a home tie in the end of season play-offs. Without a rich...
Wasps 21 Leicester 26: Tigers spirit prevails when the pressure is on
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThroughout the match at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday Richard Cockerill was his usual noisy, boisterous self, screaming at players and officials with equal passion and volume. But when the final whistle...
Saracens 20 Exeter 24, match report: Chiefs shock win leaves Saracens on the brink
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe Aviva Premiership heads for its very own version of a Six Nations Super Saturday shoot-out with Exeter's grafting, lung-bursting victory setting up a last day scramble for play-off places. Three...
HSBC Sevens World Series: Fiji reign supreme in Glasgow to top overall leaderboard with just London to play
1 decade ago by The Telegraph– Glasgow Sevens gallery – Day-one summary: South Africa and Fiji qualify for Rio Fiji won the Glasgow sevens on Sunday night – and their fourth title this season, in the eighth and penultimate...
