Gloucester v Leicester (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsGloucester welcome back prop Nick Wood, who has recovered from a back injury to make his first start of the season. Scotland international Greig Laidlaw is named at scrum-half, with Dan Robson...
Aviva Premiership 2014/2015: Round 5 Predictions
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogBath vs SaracensIt doesn’t get any easier for Bath. Last week’s trip to Northampton was a real test of their credentials as genuine title challengers this year, and despite the loss, that they managed...
Freddie Burns dropped to bench for Gloucester homecoming
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoFreddie Burns has been dropped to the bench by Leicester Tigers for his Gloucester homecoming. The England fly-half moved to the East Midlands in the summer, in a bid to enhance his international credentials. But...
Leicester Tigers team to face Gloucester: World Cup winner Brad...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryWorld Cup winner Brad Thorn and prop Michele Rizzo will make their Leicester Tigers debuts in tomorrow's trip to Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership. Former All Blacks lock Thorn, and Italy international...
Richard Cockerill: Leicester Tigers' young guns must learn and...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMaybe three or four years ago, I would have brought in a 35-year-old prop to help get us through our current injury worries in the front-row. Any side without the quality and experience of Marcos Ayerza,...
Cockerill: 'I'm not going anywhere'
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLeicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has vowed to fight on despite his club's poor start to the season. The Tigers have a miserable injury list at the moment with a large number of their first-team...
Leicester Tigers prop Fraser Balmain wins praise as he steps up...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryProp Fraser Balmain's impressive start to the new season "has been coming", according to Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill. The 22-year-old tight-head has been thrust into a starting...
Big Brad to be a Thorn in Gloucester's side
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoWorld Cup winner Brad Thorn is set to hand injury-ravaged Leicester Tigers a boost by making his debut against Gloucester on Saturday. The former New Zealand second-row arrived at Welford Road with a torn...
All Blacks World Cup winner Brad Thorn is ready for his Aviva...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryWorld Cup-winning lock Brad Thorn is set to make his Leicester Tigers debut against Gloucester at Kingsholm on Saturday. The former All Black arrived in the country last month nursing a torn bicep he...
Cockerill vows to fight on
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby30 September 2014A record 45-0 Aviva Premiership defeat at Bath and Saturday's home loss to London Irish have cranked up the pressure on Cockerill ahead of the looming trip to Gloucester. The...
