Overview

• Leicester Tigers have appointed Geoff Parling as their new head coach, marking a return to the club where he won two Premiership titles as a player.
• Parling, currently an assistant coach with the Wallabies, will join Leicester after the British & Irish Lions Test series in August 2025.
• Michael Cheika will step down at the end of the current season following a one-year tenure with the Tigers.
• The club's search for a successor included unsuccessful attempts to recruit high-profile coaches such as Paul Gustard and Leon MacDonald before settling on Parling.
• Leicester's leadership highlighted Parling's familiarity with the club and his commitment to building stability and developing homegrown talent.