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Posted 841 days ago
Bath Rugby are delighted to announce that England and Leicester Tigers centre, Dan Hipkiss, will join the club on a two year contract at the end of this season. Currently a member of the England Saxons squad, the 28 year old centre brings with him a wealth of experience, having been capped 13 times for England. He featured heavily during the…
Posted 850 days ago
Since retiring Austin Healey finally had time to spend with his family, however when the opportunity to get back into rugby came knocking, how could he turn it down? Along with fellow England teammates Ben Kay and Pete Richards, the ever opinionated Healey is now a presenter for ESPN Scrum, providing match analysis for Aviva Prmiership games.
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Posted 862 days ago
Thomas Waldrom has been voted the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month.
The Leicester Tigers number 8 was picked for December by a panel made up of rugby media representatives from print, TV, radio and the photographers.
Rugby World editor Paul Morgan, who chairs the panel, commented: “Since arriving from New Zealand, Thomas has really lived up to his nickname of…
Posted 863 days ago
The Scarlets face “our biggest game in the last three years” when they clash with Leicester Tigers at Parc y Scarlets in a crucial Heineken Cup Pool 5 showdown on Saturday evening.
Only three points separate the top three in a tight and hugely competitive Pool 5, the Welsh region two points clear of the Tigers with Perpignan just another point…
Posted 866 days ago
By Bea Asprey
After Saturday’s entertaining Midlands derby, Leicester and Northampton must surely be favourites to make the Aviva Premiership final in May – and that’s certainly what the two coaches are gearing up for.
Leicester triumphed 27-16 at Welford Road to stay top of the table but rivals Northampton have two games in hand given the recent postponements caused by bad…
Posted 867 days ago
Saturday 8th January – Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints (Welford Road, 5pm)
TV: Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Dave Pearson (150th Premiership game)
Leicester Tigers hit the top of the Aviva Premiership Rugby table following their victory at Exeter on Sunday, a spot previously held by the Saints since round eight. The Tigers have lost only one of their last seven matches in…
Posted 867 days ago
Northampton Director of rugby Jim Mallinder said that the Northampton Saints team will have to play “a lot better than last week” if they are to get a positive result from tomorrow’s East Midlands derby at Welford Road.
The Saints and Leicester lead the way in the Aviva Premiership Rugby league table, with the former’s New Year’s Day loss to Harlequins…
Posted 867 days ago
Since retiring, Welsh legend Scott Quinnell had a lot of spare time on his hands. So what better way to keep occupied than to travel around the country, visiting some premiership teams to set a challenge…The Crossbar Challege. Scott takes on a few greats from all nations; Dylan Hartley, Chris Jack, Tom Croft and Martin Corry to name just a…
Posted 867 days ago
Tomorrow Northampton Saints will take on Leicester Tigers at Welford Road in a mouth-watering, top of the table clash, and they will be looking to repeat the heroics of 2007 – see video below!
Although the Saints were relegated at the end of the 2006-07 season, they took it to the champions in their own back yard, beating them 10-9 in…
Posted 884 days ago
Leicester and England centre Dan Hipkiss reveals how speed is the key to leave the opposition behind
To maintain your speed throughout the season, you need to work on your leg strength as well as doing speed and sprinting fitness drills. In the early part of the week once you’ve had a day or two to recover, do a session lifting very heavy weights for…
