Salvi braced for 'non-stop' season.
1 decade ago by Exeter RugbyJulian Salvi is bracing himself for a "non-stop season" after settling in well to life with new club Exeter Chiefs.
Scrum-half David Mele among list of players set to leave...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryScrum-half David Mele is set to leave Leicester Tigers after the club confirmed its departure list.Centres Terrence Hepetema and Javiah Pohe are also among those players leaving the club alongside winger...
Bath 47 Leicester 10 match report: Matt Banahan scores hat-trick as Tigers are tamed
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsBath are back. They will face Saracens in next weekend’s Aviva Premiership final, their first final in this competition since 2004, and it is only right and proper that they should be there. They...
Leicester Tigers team news: Marcos Ayerza starts in only change...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMarcos Ayerza returns to the Leicester Tigers starting line-up for the Aviva Premiership semi-final at Bath tomorrow. Ayerza starts at loosehead prop in the only change to the team that secured Tigers'...
Aviva Premiership big four battle on but Exeter and Wasps close in
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSo, the predictable ‘big four’ will contest the Aviva Premiership play‑offs after all. Though Exeter fell agonisingly short of reaching their first play-off game, the way they have conducted...
Leicester see off Northampton seconds, clinching 11th consecutive play-off place
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAll as expected here, as Leicester firsts beat Northampton seconds, so that Leicester are through to their 11th consecutive play-off as they finished third in the Aviva Premiership table. They will...
Tigers maul table-topping Saints
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Leicester Tigers booked a Premiership semifinal date at The Rec against bath, with a 22-14 victory over Northampton Saints that was built on pack power. Leicester welcomed their Premiership rivals...
Leicester v Northampton: Premiership fear as Saints give big guns a rest
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsPremiership Rugby has expressed concern that Leicester’s “shot at redemption”, as their prop Dan Cole puts it, has been given a significant boost by the decision of Northampton to rest eight first-team...
Rugby Banter Page weekly round up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageMonday 11th May: Edinburgh Sign Waratahs Powerhouse Winger NaiyaravoroWaratahs powerhouse winger Taqele Naiyaravoro has agreed to leave the reigning Super Rugby Champions and join Edinburgh Rugby at the...
Julian Salvi to move from Leicester to Exeter
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsJulian Salvi has become the latest Leicester forward to sign for Exeter in a deal that Rob Baxter, the Chiefs head coach, described as too good to turn down. The Australian openside flanker follows...
