Tigers must show hunger says Ford
NO ZAK ATTACK WEBB WALES BID
Root, right, is out to a bouncer, while Denly is simply undone by a straight ball
GEORGE FORD has urged Leicester to stand up and be counted as they bid to put more distance between themselves and Saracens at the bottom of the table.
Ford gave Tigers a major boost this week by signing a contract extension ahead of today’s Premiership clash with Bristol at Welford Road.
Tigers are 11th in league, 18 points ahead of Saracens after the Londoners’ salary cap punishment but have won one of seven.
And Ford insists the players have to take more responsibility if they are going to repeat past glories.
The fly-half, right, said: “You want to get back
Vto winning and challenging for trophies again and to do that you have to stick together. “The players are massively important in terms of having the right mindset to have more accountability for what we need to do – that hasn’t been the case to be brutally honest.” JACKSON WRAY says it is business as usual for Saracens ahead of today’s clash with Worcester. Nigel Wray has quit as chairman but his back-row namesake said: “He stressed that he is always going to be there. In many ways, nothing will change.”
RHYS WEBB is set to make a shock return for Wales in next month’s Six Nations.
The Toulon scrum-half moved to France in 2017 in a deal that looked to have ended his Test career as he had fewer than the 60 caps required to feature at international level while playing for a foreign club.
Webb, right, will return to former side Ospreys for the start of next season after he was given an early release from his Toulon contract due to family reasons.
But the 31-year-old will now be back in Wales contention earlier than expected after the WRU’s Professional Rugby Board agreed to allow a special six-month dispensation from their senior player selection policy.