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Leicester Tigers sign Matt Everard from Wasps
By Ian Cameron
Leicester Tigers have added former Wasps coach Matt Everard to their management team, welcoming back their former back row to the Welford Road ranks for the first time in over ten years.
The 31-year-old is one of the first coaches to find a new role since the collapse of Wasps, who went into administration earlier this month before being relegated to the RFU Championship last week.
Everard came through Leicester's academy system before leaving for Wasps in 2011 before finishing his playing career at Nottingham.
In 2017, he returned to Wasps as academy coach before moving into Dai Young's senior coaching team ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.
Leicester Tigers Head Coach Steve Borthwick said: “We are very pleased to be welcoming Matt back to Leicester Tigers.
“He is a young coach who has already gained a wealth of experience from academy to senior rugby and is someone we see as a big part of contributing to what we are doing to build towards the future.
“Matt has a great understanding of what this club is about; born across the road from Mattioli Woods Welford Road, grew up supporting the side and has represented Leicester Tigers.
“I am excited to be able to add a coach and person of Matt’s quality to the coaching team.”
Born in Leicester, Everard attended Loughborough Grammar School and enjoyed a decorated junior career at school and club, Lutterworth RFC, which included captaining Midlands Under-16 and Under-18s as well as England Under-18 and Under-19s.
A member of the 2011 England Under-20 squad, Everard featured in each of the Grand Slam winning matches and that season’s Junior World Championship.
Everard's first day in the office will be tomorrow, Tuesday 1st November.
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It certainly needs to be cherished. Despite Nick (and you) highlighting their usefulness for teams like Australia (and obviously those in France they find form with) I (mention it general in those articles) say that I fear the game is just not setup in Aus and NZ to appreciate nor maximise their strengths. The French game should continue to be the destination of the biggest and most gifted athletes but it might improve elsewhere too.
I just have an idea it needs a whole team focus to make work. I also have an idea what the opposite applies with players in general. I feel like French backs and halves can be very small and quick, were as here everyone is made to fit in a model physique. Louis was some 10 and 20 kg smaller that his opposition and we just do not have that time of player in our game anymore. I'm dying out for a fast wing to appear on the All Blacks radar.
But I, and my thoughts on body size in particular, could be part of the same indoctrination that goes on with player physiques by the establishment in my parts (country).
Go to commentsHis best years were 2018 and he wasn't good enough to win the World Cup in 2023! (Although he was voted as the best player in the world in 2023)
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