A weekend of Rugby where 14 men prevailed
9 years agoRed cards in Rugby are not very frequent but when a side is reduced to 14 men for the rest of the game the chances of them winning are quite slim. However that was not the case in the weekends...
Best of the weekend: upsets aplenty set up tantalising final round across Europe
9 years ago by The Rugby BlogPlayoff race goes down to wire as Tigers and Chiefs win against the oddsWell, it’s a good job I’m not a betting man. Or, perhaps more honestly, this weekend showed why in the past I have been a...
Wasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26: Super show has everyone purring -...
9 years ago by Leicester MercuryThe Ricoh Arena echoed to the sound of Tom Jones' What's New Pussycat as Leicester Tigers entered the field just before kick-off on Saturday. By the final whistle, as the visitors had once again proved...
Wasps 21 Leicester 26: Tigers spirit prevails when the pressure is on
9 years ago by The TelegraphThroughout the match at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday Richard Cockerill was his usual noisy, boisterous self, screaming at players and officials with equal passion and volume. But when the final whistle...
'Exemplary' Tigers eye play-offs
9 years ago by Rugby 365Leicester Director of Rugby Richard Cockerill praised his side's "exemplary" attitude, after they overcame the sending-off of Seremaia Bai to beat Wasps 26-21 and move closer to the Premiership play-offs. Victory...
Emotional Cockerill heaps praise on players and staff after...
9 years ago by Leicester MercuryEmotional Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has heaped praise upon his squad and coaching staff after their heroic 14-man win at Wasps. Not only were Tigers underdogs going into the...
Wasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26, match report: Tigers eye top four after hard-fought win in new derby
9 years ago by The TelegraphYou write off Leicester at your peril. When the pressure is on – and it was most certainly on here with a place in the play-offs at stake in this new Midlands derby – they just know how to win. ...
Fourteen-man Tigers sting Wasps
9 years ago by Rugby 365Wasps' hopes of a top-four finish came to an end as Adam Thompstone's first Premiership try of the season ensured 14-man Leicester Tigers secured a 26-21 victory. In front of a crowd of 32,019 at the...
Red card galvanised us - Cockerill
9 years ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby09 May 2015The Tigers outscored the hosts three tries to nil in front of a record 32,019 crowd to move into third place on 64 points and boost their chances of a play-off place with one...
Leicester Tigers survive red card to solidify play-off prospects
9 years ago by The TimesWasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26 Seremaia Bai was the most relieved man in the Ricoh Arena, as the 14 men of Leicester produced a brave, battling and determined display to put themselves on the verge of...
