New Coaching set-up for Leicester Tigers

Former players Boris Stankovich, Brett Deacon and Anthony Allen have confirmed new roles in the coaching team at Leicester Tigers for the start of the new season.

The structure of the backroom team has been finalised with the senior squad due to report back for the start of the pre-season programme this week.

As head coach, Matt O’Connor will lead on attack and defence as well as gameplay and structure and will be assisted by Richard Blaze (forwards coach) and Geordan Murphy (skills coach).

Former loosehead prop Stankovich will now take on a role as scrum coach for the club as well as working with the academy forwards.

Deacon, who made more than 130 first-team appearances for the club and began his coaching career with the Tigers Academy, becomes head of development coaching. T

England international centre Allen starts in a new role as academy lead coach this season. Working with academy manager Dave Wilks and junior academy manager Jamie Taylor, Allen will take a lead on all age-group coaching including the National Academies Under-18 League.

Alex Martin leaves his position as head of strength and conditioning services at Loughborough University to return to the club, while analyst Simon Barbour also begins a second spell at Tigers after working with the England team during 2016/17.

Former academy administrator Teresa Carrington becomes first-team manager with Dave Bassett joining the backroom staff from Loughborough University as academy and development manager.