Wasps make four end-of-term signings
9 years ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps have completed the signing of Glasgow Warriors centre James Downey, as well as bringing in three other new faces for next season. They have also signed Leinster centre Brendan Macken, 24,...
Richard Cockerill Column: A club of this size has to put up with...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercurySometimes, you have to feel the dirty end of the stick to know what the good end feels like. And some of the young lads in our squad are getting a feel of that dirty stick for the first time at the minute.Don't...
Leicester Tigers news: Prop Marcos Ayerza is ready to return in...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryArgentina prop Marcos Ayerza has landed back in England and is fit to play for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins on Friday night.The loosehead prop successfully got through 66 minutes of the Pumas' final...
Richard Cockerill: Leicester Tigers' young guns must learn and...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMaybe three or four years ago, I would have brought in a 35-year-old prop to help get us through our current injury worries in the front-row. Any side without the quality and experience of Marcos Ayerza,...
Leicester Tigers fans show their frustration as London Irish take...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryWhen Leicester Tigers fans boo an opposing kicker as he takes a penalty, you know that frustration levels at Welford Road have tipped the scale. At a club which prides itself on the values of tradition,...
Referee's decisions turned the game as Leicester Tigers slip to...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryThis game left Leicester Tigers fans with mixed feelings. The game against London Irish brought a huge improvement, albeit against opposition much inferior to Bath, and there is a good argument that...
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 face huge Aviva Premiership test at home to...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers faced up to a huge game at Welford Road as they took on London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. The hosts were looking to bounce back from last week’s humiliating 45-0 defeat away at...
Hodgson replaces injured Farrell for Saracens
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumAt Franklin's Gardens on Saturday, the champions will meet the league-leaders Bath. But first up is Gloucester's trip to London Welsh on Friday night and ahead of the weekend's action, ESPNscrum brings...