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Tigers bid to create new classroom under stand
A new classroom and press conference space could be created underneath a stand at Leicester Tigers' stadium. A bid has been submitted to Leicester City Council planners to convert a warehouse unit under the Breedon Stand at the Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. If approved, the open plan space would be used for education for "learners with and without special educational needs and disabilities" as well as press and post-match interviews on match days. Dedicated parking for the area would also be created off Aylestone Walk, if approved. Comments can be made on the application until 18 June, with Leicester City Council then expected to rule on the bid by the end of the month. Follow BBC Leicester on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. England & Tigers prop Cole to retire at end of season Leicester Tigers name Parling as new head coach Leicester City Council Leicester Tigers
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15-05-2025
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Tigers pull 'wildcard' with 'very sharp' Parling
He was greeted as a "wildcard appointment", has been admired as a "very sharp student of the game" and is seen by one former team-mate as a "big coup" for Leicester Tigers. When Geoff Parling returns to Tigers in the summer after 10 years away, he will do so as a rookie head coach with a big reputation. The 41-year-old former England lock, who earned three British & Irish Lions caps while playing for Leicester, where he won two Premiership titles in six years, replaces a coach of world renown in Michael Cheika. For months, Tigers' search for Cheika's successor had the club linked to a multitude of high-profile coaching figures. Stade Francais coach and ex-Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard and ex-Munster head coach Graham Rowntree were two former Tigers that were favourites for the job at different times, as was ex-England boss Stuart Lancaster and even former New Zealand player and assistant coach Leon MacDonald. Australia assistant Parling, whose entire coaching career to date has been spent working Down Under after he retired as a player in 2018, was the surprise choice. "He hadn't been mentioned at all," said former Leicester Tigers and England winger Tom Varndell, whose first spell with Tigers ended in 2009 before Parling moved to Mattioli Woods Welford Road from Newcastle. "Geoff is a bit of a wildcard, but I think he is a really good one. "It's someone that knows the club, he has been part of successful Tigers teams, has learned his trade as a coach in the southern hemisphere and he will bring a huge amount of experience from that back to Leicester." Listen to BBC Radio Leicester's Tigers Rugby Show 'Best thing I can do' for Parling is win - Cheika Leicester Tigers name Parling as new head coach Former Tigers hooker George Chuter, who played alongside Parling throughout the lock's time at Leicester, says his former team-mate appears to have "come up on the inside rail and snuck in at the end" to get the job. While Parling was not a name being "bandied around" during the months in which speculation around the job swirled, Chuter says getting him back is a "big coup". He describes Parling as a "very intelligent and very sharp" thinker who will have a "deep appreciation for what it takes" to make Tigers successful. "Geoff was a player that had to study the game," Chuter told BBC East Midlands Today. "If you were to describe someone who maximised their talent, I think that would be Geoff because he wasn't the most naturally gifted rugby player. He looked about 48 years old when he was 25, so he is that sort of guy. "He had a really great work ethic, physical skills he worked on but his brain was two or three steps ahead of most other people. "That has stood him in good stead as a player and in what is already a pretty successful coaching career. And it certainly will stand him in good stead as he goes into what is a very tough environment in the Premiership." And with Parling being the ninth head coach Tigers have had in nine years, it's arguable there are no more demanding conditions to work under than those in Leicester. Cheika took the job "very last-minute" when fellow Australian Dan McKellar – who, like Parling, left his role as Wallabies assistant when he took over as Tigers head coach in 2023 – got through only one year of a "long-term deal" with the club. The length of Parling's contract has been described the same way. Stability is something Tigers back-rower Hanro Liebenberg has previously said Leicester need to find in Cheika's replacement. Cheika himself spoke about "stability and all that business" after Parling's role was announced, but said that trying to deliver a Premiership title this season is the "best thing" he can do to help the incoming boss. But that may not be all, as Cheika remains keen to stay in touch with the club after his departure. When asked if he would "pick up the phone" if Parling ever had a question in future, Cheika replied: "Yes, of course. "And I've said it to the guys here - once I've coached them, I'm coaching them forever. You ask these guys to do things for you all the time, and the respect they show is something that is a big connector. "It goes without saying that if that is necessary, then, of course, yes."
The Advertiser
12-05-2025
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- The Advertiser
Parling going home to replace Cheika after Lions tour
The Englishman who helped Joe Schmidt oversee the Wallabies' Twickenham heist in November, their first win at England's HQ since the 2015 World Cup, is going home, but only after trying to help mastermind a similar triumph against the British & Irish Lions this winter. Australia assistant coach Geoff Parling is returning to take charge at Leicester Tigers, his former team, where in a curious twist he will replace former Australia head coach Michael Cheika. Parling has been in Australia long enough to have kids who "speak with a proper Australian twang now", having previously played and coached at Melbourne Rebels. But they will get the chance to sound a bit more like Dad after the 41-year-old joins up with Leicester, in the English midlands, in August. Parling spent six seasons playing for Leicester, where he won two English league titles, and also represented the Lions on their celebrated 2013 triumph in Australia. "There are not many opportunities that would make myself and my family think about leaving Australia, the place we've called home for the past seven years," Parling said, "but coming back to Leicester Tigers is one that we are really looking forward to." "I was lucky enough to have some incredible moments in the Leicester Tigers jersey, made through hard work by good people, and so I am extremely proud to be coming back to lead the club," Parling added to the club website on Monday. Parling told Rugby AU's website, "There's still plenty of work to do with the Wallabies and I am very much focused on the immediate challenges ahead with the British & Irish Lions Series just around the corner. After a warm-up Test against Fiji on 6 July Australia play a three-Test series against the Lions from 19 July to 2 August. "I have felt incredibly privileged to work with a number of great people in my time here and would especially like to thank Joe [Schmidt] for the environment he has created at the Wallabies," Parling added. "My family and I originally came to Australia for seven months and will now be leaving after seven years proud to call ourselves Australian citizens, and lucky to have lived in such a great community. I'm looking forward to continuing to work hard with our great staff and leaving Australia on a positive note." Rugby Australia's director of high performance, Peter Horne, said, "Since arriving in Australia, Geoff has given his heart and soul to Australian Rugby and for that we are very grateful. "We are obviously sad to see him go but we understand the opportunity presented to him by Leicester Tigers is a good one for his family and career." Cheika, who led the Wallabies for 68 Tests between 2014 and 2019, had announced in late January he was stepping down at Leicester, a role he took on a one-year deal following the exit of another Australian, Dan McKellar. Leicester sit second in the Premiership table ahead of the final two sets of regular season fixtures but the five-time finalists went out in the last 16 round of the European Rugby Champions Cup. Parling's decision follows that of Schmidt to quit Australia for family reasons with the New Zealander leaving in mid-2026. Queensland Reds' Les Kiss will then take over as the Wallabies build up to the home-hosted 2027 Rugby World Cup. with agencies The Englishman who helped Joe Schmidt oversee the Wallabies' Twickenham heist in November, their first win at England's HQ since the 2015 World Cup, is going home, but only after trying to help mastermind a similar triumph against the British & Irish Lions this winter. Australia assistant coach Geoff Parling is returning to take charge at Leicester Tigers, his former team, where in a curious twist he will replace former Australia head coach Michael Cheika. Parling has been in Australia long enough to have kids who "speak with a proper Australian twang now", having previously played and coached at Melbourne Rebels. But they will get the chance to sound a bit more like Dad after the 41-year-old joins up with Leicester, in the English midlands, in August. Parling spent six seasons playing for Leicester, where he won two English league titles, and also represented the Lions on their celebrated 2013 triumph in Australia. "There are not many opportunities that would make myself and my family think about leaving Australia, the place we've called home for the past seven years," Parling said, "but coming back to Leicester Tigers is one that we are really looking forward to." "I was lucky enough to have some incredible moments in the Leicester Tigers jersey, made through hard work by good people, and so I am extremely proud to be coming back to lead the club," Parling added to the club website on Monday. Parling told Rugby AU's website, "There's still plenty of work to do with the Wallabies and I am very much focused on the immediate challenges ahead with the British & Irish Lions Series just around the corner. After a warm-up Test against Fiji on 6 July Australia play a three-Test series against the Lions from 19 July to 2 August. "I have felt incredibly privileged to work with a number of great people in my time here and would especially like to thank Joe [Schmidt] for the environment he has created at the Wallabies," Parling added. "My family and I originally came to Australia for seven months and will now be leaving after seven years proud to call ourselves Australian citizens, and lucky to have lived in such a great community. I'm looking forward to continuing to work hard with our great staff and leaving Australia on a positive note." Rugby Australia's director of high performance, Peter Horne, said, "Since arriving in Australia, Geoff has given his heart and soul to Australian Rugby and for that we are very grateful. "We are obviously sad to see him go but we understand the opportunity presented to him by Leicester Tigers is a good one for his family and career." Cheika, who led the Wallabies for 68 Tests between 2014 and 2019, had announced in late January he was stepping down at Leicester, a role he took on a one-year deal following the exit of another Australian, Dan McKellar. Leicester sit second in the Premiership table ahead of the final two sets of regular season fixtures but the five-time finalists went out in the last 16 round of the European Rugby Champions Cup. Parling's decision follows that of Schmidt to quit Australia for family reasons with the New Zealander leaving in mid-2026. Queensland Reds' Les Kiss will then take over as the Wallabies build up to the home-hosted 2027 Rugby World Cup. with agencies The Englishman who helped Joe Schmidt oversee the Wallabies' Twickenham heist in November, their first win at England's HQ since the 2015 World Cup, is going home, but only after trying to help mastermind a similar triumph against the British & Irish Lions this winter. Australia assistant coach Geoff Parling is returning to take charge at Leicester Tigers, his former team, where in a curious twist he will replace former Australia head coach Michael Cheika. Parling has been in Australia long enough to have kids who "speak with a proper Australian twang now", having previously played and coached at Melbourne Rebels. But they will get the chance to sound a bit more like Dad after the 41-year-old joins up with Leicester, in the English midlands, in August. Parling spent six seasons playing for Leicester, where he won two English league titles, and also represented the Lions on their celebrated 2013 triumph in Australia. "There are not many opportunities that would make myself and my family think about leaving Australia, the place we've called home for the past seven years," Parling said, "but coming back to Leicester Tigers is one that we are really looking forward to." "I was lucky enough to have some incredible moments in the Leicester Tigers jersey, made through hard work by good people, and so I am extremely proud to be coming back to lead the club," Parling added to the club website on Monday. Parling told Rugby AU's website, "There's still plenty of work to do with the Wallabies and I am very much focused on the immediate challenges ahead with the British & Irish Lions Series just around the corner. After a warm-up Test against Fiji on 6 July Australia play a three-Test series against the Lions from 19 July to 2 August. "I have felt incredibly privileged to work with a number of great people in my time here and would especially like to thank Joe [Schmidt] for the environment he has created at the Wallabies," Parling added. "My family and I originally came to Australia for seven months and will now be leaving after seven years proud to call ourselves Australian citizens, and lucky to have lived in such a great community. I'm looking forward to continuing to work hard with our great staff and leaving Australia on a positive note." Rugby Australia's director of high performance, Peter Horne, said, "Since arriving in Australia, Geoff has given his heart and soul to Australian Rugby and for that we are very grateful. "We are obviously sad to see him go but we understand the opportunity presented to him by Leicester Tigers is a good one for his family and career." Cheika, who led the Wallabies for 68 Tests between 2014 and 2019, had announced in late January he was stepping down at Leicester, a role he took on a one-year deal following the exit of another Australian, Dan McKellar. Leicester sit second in the Premiership table ahead of the final two sets of regular season fixtures but the five-time finalists went out in the last 16 round of the European Rugby Champions Cup. Parling's decision follows that of Schmidt to quit Australia for family reasons with the New Zealander leaving in mid-2026. Queensland Reds' Les Kiss will then take over as the Wallabies build up to the home-hosted 2027 Rugby World Cup. with agencies
West Australian
12-05-2025
- Sport
- West Australian
Parling going home to replace Cheika after Lions tour
The Englishman who helped Joe Schmidt oversee the Wallabies' Twickenham heist in November, their first win at England's HQ since the 2015 World Cup, is going home, but only after trying to help mastermind a similar triumph against the British & Irish Lions this winter. Australia assistant coach Geoff Parling is returning to take charge at Leicester Tigers, his former team, where in a curious twist he will replace former Australia head coach Michael Cheika. Parling has been in Australia long enough to have kids who "speak with a proper Australian twang now", having previously played and coached at Melbourne Rebels. But they will get the chance to sound a bit more like Dad after the 41-year-old joins up with Leicester, in the English midlands, in August. Parling spent six seasons playing for Leicester, where he won two English league titles, and also represented the Lions on their celebrated 2013 triumph in Australia. "There are not many opportunities that would make myself and my family think about leaving Australia, the place we've called home for the past seven years," Parling said, "but coming back to Leicester Tigers is one that we are really looking forward to." "I was lucky enough to have some incredible moments in the Leicester Tigers jersey, made through hard work by good people, and so I am extremely proud to be coming back to lead the club," Parling added to the club website on Monday. Parling told Rugby AU's website, "There's still plenty of work to do with the Wallabies and I am very much focused on the immediate challenges ahead with the British & Irish Lions Series just around the corner. After a warm-up Test against Fiji on 6 July Australia play a three-Test series against the Lions from 19 July to 2 August. "I have felt incredibly privileged to work with a number of great people in my time here and would especially like to thank Joe [Schmidt] for the environment he has created at the Wallabies," Parling added. "My family and I originally came to Australia for seven months and will now be leaving after seven years proud to call ourselves Australian citizens, and lucky to have lived in such a great community. I'm looking forward to continuing to work hard with our great staff and leaving Australia on a positive note." Rugby Australia's director of high performance, Peter Horne, said, "Since arriving in Australia, Geoff has given his heart and soul to Australian Rugby and for that we are very grateful. "We are obviously sad to see him go but we understand the opportunity presented to him by Leicester Tigers is a good one for his family and career." Cheika, who led the Wallabies for 68 Tests between 2014 and 2019, had announced in late January he was stepping down at Leicester, a role he took on a one-year deal following the exit of another Australian, Dan McKellar. Leicester sit second in the Premiership table ahead of the final two sets of regular season fixtures but the five-time finalists went out in the last 16 round of the European Rugby Champions Cup. Parling's decision follows that of Schmidt to quit Australia for family reasons with the New Zealander leaving in mid-2026. Queensland Reds' Les Kiss will then take over as the Wallabies build up to the home-hosted 2027 Rugby World Cup. with agencies
Perth Now
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Perth Now
Parling going home to replace Cheika after Lions tour
The Englishman who helped Joe Schmidt oversee the Wallabies' Twickenham heist in November, their first win at England's HQ since the 2015 World Cup, is going home, but only after trying to help mastermind a similar triumph against the British & Irish Lions this winter. Australia assistant coach Geoff Parling is returning to take charge at Leicester Tigers, his former team, where in a curious twist he will replace former Australia head coach Michael Cheika. Parling has been in Australia long enough to have kids who "speak with a proper Australian twang now", having previously played and coached at Melbourne Rebels. But they will get the chance to sound a bit more like Dad after the 41-year-old joins up with Leicester, in the English midlands, in August. Parling spent six seasons playing for Leicester, where he won two English league titles, and also represented the Lions on their celebrated 2013 triumph in Australia. "There are not many opportunities that would make myself and my family think about leaving Australia, the place we've called home for the past seven years," Parling said, "but coming back to Leicester Tigers is one that we are really looking forward to." "I was lucky enough to have some incredible moments in the Leicester Tigers jersey, made through hard work by good people, and so I am extremely proud to be coming back to lead the club," Parling added to the club website on Monday. Parling told Rugby AU's website, "There's still plenty of work to do with the Wallabies and I am very much focused on the immediate challenges ahead with the British & Irish Lions Series just around the corner. After a warm-up Test against Fiji on 6 July Australia play a three-Test series against the Lions from 19 July to 2 August. "I have felt incredibly privileged to work with a number of great people in my time here and would especially like to thank Joe [Schmidt] for the environment he has created at the Wallabies," Parling added. "My family and I originally came to Australia for seven months and will now be leaving after seven years proud to call ourselves Australian citizens, and lucky to have lived in such a great community. I'm looking forward to continuing to work hard with our great staff and leaving Australia on a positive note." Rugby Australia's director of high performance, Peter Horne, said, "Since arriving in Australia, Geoff has given his heart and soul to Australian Rugby and for that we are very grateful. "We are obviously sad to see him go but we understand the opportunity presented to him by Leicester Tigers is a good one for his family and career." Cheika, who led the Wallabies for 68 Tests between 2014 and 2019, had announced in late January he was stepping down at Leicester, a role he took on a one-year deal following the exit of another Australian, Dan McKellar. Leicester sit second in the Premiership table ahead of the final two sets of regular season fixtures but the five-time finalists went out in the last 16 round of the European Rugby Champions Cup. Parling's decision follows that of Schmidt to quit Australia for family reasons with the New Zealander leaving in mid-2026. Queensland Reds' Les Kiss will then take over as the Wallabies build up to the home-hosted 2027 Rugby World Cup. with agencies
