Leicester Tigers duo Ed Slater and Mat Tait named in England side...
9 years ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers captain Ed Slater and back Mat Tait have both been named in Stuart Lancaster's England XV to face the Barbarians.Tait starts at full-back at Twickenham on Sunday while Slater forms a second-row...
Dylan Hartley dropped from England World Cup training squad by Stuart Lancaster following ban for headbutt
9 years ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland are expected to announce they have dropped Dylan Hartley from their Rugby World Cup training squad on Friday, after his latest ban for headbutting Jamie George. Head coach Stuart Lancaster...
England announce 50-man Rugby World Cup training squad
9 years ago by RugbyMedia.co.ukENGLAND today announced their extended training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2015. Named as a 50-man group, the squad will meet up at Pennyhill Park on Monday, June 22 to begin preparing for the tournament...
Leicester 22-14 Northampton
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsLeicester beat a weakened Northampton side already assured of a home Premiership semi-final to secure a play-off away to Bath. Jordan Crane crashed over in the corner from a line-out, but three...
Dan Cole backing wounded Leicester Tigers to uphold proud play-off record
9 years ago by The TimesLeicester Tigers v Northampton Saints The knockout phase of the Aviva Premiership season does not officially begin until the play-off semi-finals next weekend, but Leicester feel as though they have been...
Saracens, Exeter and Leicester who will miss out
9 years agoAs we make our way into the final weekend of games in the Aviva Premiership a lot of things have already been confirmed. London Welsh face relegation after failing to win a game all season. Northampton...
Simpson out for up to eight weeks
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps scrum-half Joe Simpson will miss the Premiership season finale after straining a ligament in his left knee against Leicester Tigers. The 26-year-old does not require surgery, but will be...
A look back at last season's semi-final between Leicester and Northampton Saints
9 years agoAs Leicester Tigers take on Northampton Saints this weekend we look back at their semi-final in last seasons Aviva Premiership with the Saints going on to to win the game and also the final. After...
Trying times for Richard Cockerill
9 years ago by The TimesThe extremes of emotion experienced at this stage of the season were writ large on the face of Richard Cockerill, the Leicester Tigers director of rugby, when his side clung on to the lead against Wasps...
Leicester Tigers set to make few changes to side for Northampton...
9 years ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers will head into their do-or-die Aviva Premiership clash against local rivals Northampton with a virtually unchanged side. That means injury doubts Geoff Parling (ribs) and Leonardo...