Leicester Tigers

Rugby World Cup winner and ex-England captain Lewis Moody MBE gives us his thoughts ahead of England’s crunch match with Ireland in the Six Nations, as well as sharing his feelings on the fortunes of his two former Premiership clubs Bath and Leicester Tigers.

Director of rugby Richard Cockerill played down the fact Leicester have failed to score a try in over 300 minutes of Aviva Premiership rugby following a 12-6 victory at London Irish.

Leicester moved up to sixth spot in the Premiership with an unconvincing 12-6 win over London Irish in a dreadful game at the Madejski Stadium.

Former England second row forward Louis Deacon has announced his retirement from professional rugby.

Aviva Premiership club Leicester have signed three new forwards for next season.

England forward Geoff Parling will join Exeter in the summer on a two-year deal, the Aviva Premiership club have announced.

Manu Tuilagi will miss England's RBS 6 Nations campaign after the Leicester centre revealed his recovery from a groin injury was progressing slower than originally thought.

Leicester Tigers kept alive their slim hopes of a European Champions Cup quarter final spot by romping to a bonus point victory at home to the Scarlets.

Leicester prop Dan Cole has emerged as a doubt for England's opening game of the RBS Six Nations against Wales.

Leicester have announced that lock Graham Kitchener has agreed a new contract with the Aviva Premiership club.

Owen Williams has rejected a return to Wales with the Scarlets to sign a new contract with Leicester Tigers.

Leicester beat Bath 17-8 at Welford Road to put memories of their 45-0 humbling earlier in the season behind them.

Bath prop David Wilson is expecting to face a Leicester side "hurting" when the two sides meet in the Aviva Premiership at Welford Road on Sunday.

Wasps' recent improvement continued with a win over Gloucester while there were also post-Christmas Aviva Premiership wins for London Irish, Bath, Leicester, Saracens and Northampton.

England duo Tom Youngs and Dan Cole and Argentina prop Marcos Ayerza have all agreed new long-term contracts with Leicester.

Martin Castrogiovanni's expletive-ridden tirade after Toulon's defeat by Leicester on Sunday night is to be investigated, Champions Cup organisers have announced.

Leicester boss Richard Cockerill refused to be drawn into a war of words on Sunday night following an astonishing verbal outburst by ex-Tigers prop Martin Castrogiovanni after the Italian's Toulon side suffered a 25-21 European Champions Cup defeat at Welford Road.

Leicester have confirmed that former New Zealand All Blacks centre Aaron Mauger is to become their new head coach.

Llanelli Scarlets bounced back from defeat to Toulon to beat Leicester Tigers 15-3 in Pool Three of the European Champions Cup at Parc y Scarlets.

Manu Tuilagi's groin injury will be assessed by Leicester on Monday with the club expecting the centre to miss England's autumn Test opener against world champions New Zealand next month.