'Exemplary' Tigers eye play-offs
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Leicester Director of Rugby Richard Cockerill praised his side's "exemplary" attitude, after they overcame the sending-off of Seremaia Bai to beat Wasps 26-21 and move closer to the Premiership play-offs. Victory...
Wasps hopeful over Simpson injury
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps boss Dai Young is keeping fingers crossed that scrum-half Joe Simpson will be fit for next weekend's final round of Premiership fixtures. Simpson limped out of the final half hour of his...
Emotional Cockerill heaps praise on players and staff after...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryEmotional Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has heaped praise upon his squad and coaching staff after their heroic 14-man win at Wasps. Not only were Tigers underdogs going into the...
Wasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26, match report: Tigers eye top four after hard-fought win in new derby
1 decade ago by The TelegraphYou write off Leicester at your peril. When the pressure is on – and it was most certainly on here with a place in the play-offs at stake in this new Midlands derby – they just know how to win. ...
Fourteen-man Tigers sting Wasps
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Wasps' hopes of a top-four finish came to an end as Adam Thompstone's first Premiership try of the season ensured 14-man Leicester Tigers secured a 26-21 victory. In front of a crowd of 32,019 at the...
Why Exeter's Henry Slade is worthy of being a World Cup wildcard for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphExeter are one of the shining lights in the English game. So many clubs can learn from them in how they perform on and off the field. And by that I mean clubs already in the Aviva Premiership as well...
Red card galvanised us - Cockerill
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby09 May 2015The Tigers outscored the hosts three tries to nil in front of a record 32,019 crowd to move into third place on 64 points and boost their chances of a play-off place with one...
Wasps v Leicester: Five reasons why Tigers can still win...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMartin Crowson gives five reasons why Leicester Tigers can still win Premiership title1. Squad self-beliefThis has been a season surpassed only by the Marcelo Loffreda tenure during 2007-08 in terms...
Wasps v Leicester (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps take on neighbours Leicester in front of a capacity 32,600 crowd at the Ricoh Arena for the first time since coming to the Midlands in December. Wasps are unchanged from the side which...
Leicester Tigers team news: Ed Slater and Marcos Ayerza return to...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers welcome back club captain Ed Slater and prop Marcos Ayerza from injury for tomorrow's crucial Premiership clash at Wasps. Slater is included in the matchday squad for the first time...
