Leicester Tigers fly-half Owen Williams will get a chance in the...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers' high-class half-back duo Freddie Burns and Owen Williams will be rotated by the club in a bid to help them maintain their international ambitions. Burns starts his third consecutive...
Leicester Tigers: There's nothing to scare us at Bath, says...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers skipper Ben Youngs believes tomorrow’s opponents Bath are genuine contenders for the Aviva Premiership title. The 25-year-old is convinced Mike Ford’s side have the weapons to step...
Burns earns praise of team-mates
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby19 September 2014Burns, Ford and in-form Sale Sharks star Danny Cipriani are all jostling for position behind England fly-half incumbent Owen Farrell, with the autumn Test opener against...
Leicester Tigers team to face Bath: Tom Croft returns to starting...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryTom Croft will make his first start for Leicester Tigers in over a year in his side's Aviva Premiership trip to Bath tomorrow. Croft missed nearly all of last season after injuring his cruciate knee ligaments...
VIDEO: Bath Rugby will provide us with a new challenge this...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleLeicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs believes that this season’s Bath Rugby team are a different prospect to last term. The two sides clash at The Rec on Saturday, both heading into the game with...
Martin Crowson's 'Five Things' rugby column
1 decade ago by Leicester Mercury1) Northampton Saints got a introduction to what it feels like to be league champions at Wasps on Sunday. Their first defeat of the season came against a Wasps team that played with the vigour, physicality...
Tigers captaincy 'easy', says Youngs
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScrum-half Ben Youngs says leading Leicester Tigers as captain is an effortless job in a side full of influential players. The 25-year-old inherited the role as skipper following Ed Slater's...
Leicester Tigers Standpoint Column: Freddie Burns key to big win
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryExeter are a terrific club, they have developed in exactly the right way, building a supporter base, running at a profit and developing facilities. They will undoubtedly be around for years to come. As...
Match verdict: Leicester Tigers fight back for valuable win...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryTwo weeks in and already Leicester Tigers have a very large notch in the win column. Their 24-20 win on Saturday may well have been the club's third consecutive victory at Sandy Park, a venue that lost...
Henry Slade: Signs are positive for Exeter Chiefs
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoThey may have lost against Leicester, but Exeter Chiefs' Henry Slade thinks they can go on to have a good season if they continue to show improvements. The Sandy Park outfit were brought down to earth...
