Match report: Leicester Tigers 28 Sale Sharks 8
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers produced their most fluid performance in a long while to beat fellow play-off contenders, Sale Sharks 28-8 at Welford Road. A penalty try for their marauding pack, plus one for the outstanding...
Tigers end try drought to boost play-off hopes
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLeicester ended an Aviva Premiership try drought of more than five hours as they beat Sale 28-8 at home to boost their chances of making the play-offs. Laurence Pearce's 13th-minute try came 316 minutes...
Leicester Tigers news: Freddie Burns set to start Aviva...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers have named fly-half Freddie Burns in their starting line-up to face Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership at Welford Road on Saturday (3pm). Burns' participation had been in doubt after...
Jonathan Mills Signs A New Deal and Welcome Back To Neil Briggs
1 decade ago by Sale SharksSale Sharks rebuilding plans for next season have been handed a huge double boost with the news of a new deal for lock Jonathan Mills and the signing of former Sharks favourite Neil Briggs.
Sale re-sign Briggs and keep Mills
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSale Sharks re-sign hooker Neil Briggs from Leicester Tigers and agree a new deal with second-row Jonathan Mills.
Saracens upbeat over Farrell fitness
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall tried to allay concerns over the fitness of Owen Farrell after the England flyhalf missed Saturday's 40-19 Premiership win over Sale with a thigh strain. Fears...
Geraghty sinks Tigers at the death
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyShane Geraghty's last-minute penalty handed London Irish a famous victory away at Leicester, winning 22-19 at Welford Road. Irish suffered heartbreak in last week's clash with Saracens, losing with...
Leicester Tigers team to face London Irish: Miles Benjamin starts...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMiles Benjamin comes into the Leicester Tigers backline for his first appearance of the season in tomorrow's Aviva Premiership clash against London Irish at Welford Road (3pm). Benjamin scored five tries...
Dream Team: Tyson Keats – former London Welsh, Crusaders and Hurricanes scrum-half
1 decade ago by The Rugby Paper1. Tom Bristow - Young buck with outstanding technique and will go far. But he’s the only man I know who doesn’t know how to apply toothpaste correctly. 2. Neil Briggs - What a fantastic hooker. Very...
