Leicester ‘legend’ Hare returns to Welford Road

FORMER Northampton Saints Academy manager Dusty Hare has returned to Leicester Tigers in a scouting role.

Hare, 64, had been at Franklin’s Gardens since January 2010, overseeing the club’s Academy system and helping to recruit new players, but departed in September.

And he has now taken up a new role at Leicester, where he made nearly 400 firstteam appearances after arriving at the club in 1976.

Hare, who returned to Tigers in 1994 in a player development role and then became chief scout, will be charged with working with the team management on player recruitment.

Hare, above, said: “Recruitment and development of players is vitally important as standards continue to rise in the professional game.

“I’ve always enjoyed the challenge of finding those players who are not on anybody’s radar and seeing if they can come in and want to be better players and make it to the next level. Squads are getting better – that makes the challenge even harder.

“I’ve been in rugby a long time and now I’m coming back ‘home’ to start another chapter in my career.”

Ged Glynn, Tigers head of rugby operations, said: “Dusty is a legend of the Tigers and we’re delighted to be able to welcome him back to the club.

“Recruitment is a complex and competitive area and we hope to use Dusty’s vast experience in spotting suitable talent.”