Leicester Tigers forward coach Richard Blaze resigns due to personal reasons
Richard Blaze has resigned from his position as Leicester forwards coach
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Leicester have confirmed that forwards coach Richard Blaze has resigned from his role with immediate effect due to personal reasons.
The 32-year-old played for Worcester Warriors and Leicester Tigers between 2004 and 2010 before a foot injury brought a premature end to his playing career.
Blaze joined the Welford Road coaching unit in 2010 and has been a key part of the club since then.
"Richard has been an integral part of the environment for a long time for such a young man," Leicester head coach Matt O'Connor said.
"He has worked extremely hard in a coaching capacity, he is a student of the game and has a real attention to the detail in his work.
"We are sorry to lose him, and we wish him well for the future."
Meanwhile, Blaze, who has represented England 34 times between 2005 and 2009 believes the coaching experience with the Tigers helped him gain valuable experience.
"I have had an amazing 10 years with the Tigers, but for personal reasons I am now standing down as a coach here.
"I retired early as a player, but I've spent seven seasons as a coach and learnt such a lot."
Leicester Tigers are currently ninth in the Aviva Premiership table with five points from three games.
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