Leicester close in on another big piece of contract business
Leicester Tigers are closing in on another eve-of-season boost, with England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet nearing a new deal.
Neil Fissler
21 Sep 2026, 6:44
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Will Stuart to make playing comeback nine months after horror injury
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ITV schedule revealed for first half of PREM Rugby season
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The 'bitter taste' left in Jack van Poortvliet's mouth
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Neil Fissler
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PREM Cup: Vunipola debuts for Leicester, Green back for Quins
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Jon Newcombe
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‘Pre-season seems to contain a mind-altering opiate that erases all ills from the past season and floods the brain with enriching optimism’
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'I think an Anglo-Welsh league would be brilliant': Rob Baxter
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Jon Newcombe
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Childs play: Ex-South African schoolboy coach excited by new PREM challenge
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Jon Newcombe
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Neil Fissler
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Leicester fans will have to wait before seeing new fly-half recruit in action
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Jon Newcombe
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