Lee Mears

A sponge, an example & the epitome of work ethic – England’s new head coach Steve Borthwick

With Steve Borthwick reportedly being appointed England head coach on Monday, TRU heard from two of the Leicester Tigers head coach’s former teammates to learn more about the 43-year-old.
18 December 2022

Lee Mears Column: Losing a series hurts - I so want the Lions to be victorious

In his latest British and Irish Lions column, Lee Mears dissects the selections for the third Test and sums up his takeaways from the tour.
5 August 2021

Lee Mears Column: "Being 1-0 up is huge but as we saw in 2009, the brutality will go up another level"

Lee Mears hopped on to TRU Talks to discuss the main talking points ahead of the second Test between the British & Irish Lions and South Africa.
29 July 2021

Lee Mears Column: The situation in South Africa may actually galvanise the Lions and the Springboks

In his opening column for Talking Rugby Union, former British and Irish Lion Lee Mears discusses the Covid disruption, why both teams might be ‘underdone’ ahead of the first Test and the key selection takeaways so far.
10 July 2021

'Bath have been caught out but they can evolve and turn things around'

Bath legend Lee Mears speaks exclusively to Talking Rugby Union about the woes which Stuart Hooper's side are currently enduring in the Gallagher Premiership.
10 February 2021