England fly-half Fin Smith has returned to Northampton Saints' starting line-up a week after the Guinness Six Nations campaign came to a close as his side host Leicester Tigers on Friday in the East Midlands Derby in the Gallagher Premiership.
The ex-Azzurri centre and former team-mate Fabio Ongaro are among a generation of legends climbing the coaching ladder.
Leicester Tigers will face some familiar faces when they take on Ealing Trailfinders in their Premiership Cup fixture with the RFU Championship's star side.
Andrew Knewstubb’s two-year journey back to the SVNS Series is finally over.
Handre Pollard scored 20 points against a side from his native South Africa as Leicester Tigers ground out a nervy 35-26 victory against a depleted Stormers in their opening match of this season’s Investec Champions Cup.
Less than a month has passed since Handre Pollard kicked South Africa to a historic 12-11 win over New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup final, and he's already making a difference at Leicester Tigers in the Gallagher Premiership.
Leicester will hope to have kick-started their season with a hard-fought 26-17 derby win over Northampton.
The challenges of the Pacific Islands nations, as well as Chile, Georgia, Uruguay, Namibia and Romania are acute but help is at hand