Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling hails Seb de Chaves as club's...
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Leicester Tigers lock Geoff Parling believes fellow second-rower Sebastian de Chaves is one of the club's most-improved players this season.
De Chaves was thrust into the mix early in the campaign as a spate of injuries wreaked havoc with Tigers' second-row.
Club captain Ed Slater was ruled out for the season due to a knee injury, while Louis Deacon was forced to retire and Parling and Brad Thorn have missed large chunks of the campaign.
But 24-year-old De Chaves has thrived under the weight of responsibility on his young shoulders, making 23 appearances in all competitions this seas…
De Chaves was thrust into the mix early in the campaign as a spate of injuries wreaked havoc with Tigers' second-row.
Club captain Ed Slater was ruled out for the season due to a knee injury, while Louis Deacon was forced to retire and Parling and Brad Thorn have missed large chunks of the campaign.
But 24-year-old De Chaves has thrived under the weight of responsibility on his young shoulders, making 23 appearances in all competitions this seas…
