Rugby: Martin Crowson's five things from the Aviva Premiership...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMartin Crowson picks his five talking points from the weekend's rugby action.1 Leicester Tigers are acting to bolster their squad with Jersey full-back Tommy Bell and Cardiff lock Lou Reed set to join...
Leicester Tigers set to sign Jersey full-back Tommy Bell and...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers are looking to bolster their squad with Jersey full-back Tommy Bell and Cardiff lock Lou Reed set to join the club this week. Reed comes in to fill a desperate situation in the second...
Leicester Tigers set to sign Cardiff Blues lock Lou Reed on loan...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers are closing in on the loan signing of Cardiff Blues lock Lou Reed. The 27-year-old is expected to come to Welford Road on a short-term deal. His arrival will help the Wales international...
Tigers to sign Blues' Reed on loan
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsLeicester Tigers are to sign Cardiff Blues second-rower Lou Reed on a loan deal, BBC Radio Leicester understands. Reed, 27, has five caps for Wales and joined the Blues from Scarlets in May 2012,...
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,...
Stuart Lancaster hit with yet another injury blow as England's Tom Johnson ruled out for three months
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland have been dealt another injury setback ahead of the QBE Series next month after it was confirmed that Exeter flanker Tom Johnson will be sidelined for up to 12 weeks with a neck injury. Johnson,...
England prop Alex Corbisiero out of autumn Tests after picking up shoulder injury playing for Northampton
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland head coach, Stuart Lancaster, has received more grim tidings on the injury front with news that Northampton prop, Alex Corbisiero, has been ruled out until the New Year with shoulder ligament...
Aviva Premiership: Match-by-match guide to the weekend action
1 decade ago by The TimesToday Leicester Tigers v London Irish (Welford Road, 3pm) Miles Benjamin’s return on the wing is the one piece of positive news for Leicester, who have been badly hit by injury. Geoff Parling, Ed...
Premiership: Tigers need steel
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Leicester coach Richard Cockerill has urged his side to "show some steel" when they try to bounce back from their defeat by Bath at home to London Irish on Saturday. Last weekend's 45-0 loss to...
Depleted Tigers 'must show backbone'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsLeicester boss Richard Cockerill admits the resolve of his side will be tested by the Tigers' growing injury crisis. England hooker Tom Youngs (shoulder), international team-mate...
