Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling to wait on specialists over...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers lock-forward Geoff Parling will wait on advice from head injury specialists before returning to the game.The 30-year-old British & Irish Lion suffered concussion symptoms once again...
Multiple UK Sponsorship Deals Announced
1 decade ago by Running RugbyClubs in the Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro12 have announced a raft of new commercial partnerships this week, with Leicester's renaming of their north stand at Welford Road one of the headline deals. MET-Rx,...
Inside Rugby column: Seremaia Bai fits seamlessly into life at...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercurySeremaia Bai is one of those people who you imagine must flick a switch every time they go on the pitch. Off the field, Leicester Tigers’ new signing from the Top 14 is softly-spoken and polite. Yet,...
Cockerill demands Tigers response
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyRichard Cockerill has urged his players to show some spirit as they look to bounce back from a humiliating 45-0 defeat at Bath. The loss marked the Tigers' worst-ever Premiership result as they conceded...
'Tigers need to show some steel and backbone'
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLeicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has urged his team to bounce back in the wake of their 45-0 hammering at the hands of Bath. It was just the second time the Tigers had failed to score a point...
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...
Leicester Tigers scrum-half David Mele suspended for one week...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers scrum-half David Mele has been suspended for one week in the wake of his red card against Bath last Saturday. At last night’s RFU disciplinary hearing, held in Coventry, the 28-year-old...
Noakes glad to see Northern Hemisphere stereotype dismissed
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyBefore he joined London Irish, fly-half Chris Noakes admits he believed the stereotype of Northern Hemisphere being attritional and forward-driven, but is delighted to have been proved wrong.
Mele handed one-week ban for stamping
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLeicester will be without scrum-half David Mele for Saturday's Aviva Premiership clash with London Irish after he was handed a one-week suspension. Mele pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of 'stamping...
Namibia to face Canada in Wales
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyNamibia will face Canada in Colwyn Bay in northern Wales on November 7 the Welsh Rugby Union have confirmed. The venue, home to Wales Under 20 for the past three seasons, is becoming a regular fixture...
