STATEMENT: Premiership issue apology after police called

On the night of 15th May, Leicestershire Police responded to a disturbance report at a premises located in New Walk, Leicester, at 23:56 BST.

Upon arrival, officers discovered broken glass and spilled liquid, but fortunately, no injuries were reported.

The club expressed remorse to the affected bar and acknowledged the presence of players in the vicinity when the police were summoned.

A spokesperson for Leicester Tigers stated, "We have spoken to the bar and apologized. We are aware that players were in the vicinity of the bar when the police were called."

They further added, "We have not received any official communication from the police regarding this incident. If there are any grounds for disciplinary action, we will address them accordingly."

Leicestershire Police affirmed that their investigation was still underway, and they were collaborating with the bar's staff to ascertain the complete circumstances surrounding the incident.

Oxford Harlequins welcomed the former premiership record try scorer who will take on a dual role combining his rugby management career with his exceptional rugby talent.

Varndell has agreed to assume the position of Head of Rugby at Oxford Brookes University, which has close links to Oxford Harlequins.

In addition to his management role, he will also become the Head of Community at the club, while still playing for the team.

Marcus Boswell, the student sport manager at Oxford Brookes had the following to say about their star capture;

The former Ireland and Lions flanker returned to Leinster, this summer, to take up a coaching role with a side he won multiple league and European titles with O'Brien.

However, he just couldn't stay retired, making his rugby comeback with Naas RFC.

O'Brien had been seeking to play for his club, Tullow, when he returned from his professional rugby stint in England, with London Irish.

That move to a junior-level side was prevented when the domestic level section of the Leinster Rugby branch stated it would be going against safety guidelines for a just retired professional to immediately drop down to play at that level.

Simpson joined seventh tier Old Priorians in February, and made his debut for the Saints the following weekend against London Sussex.

The scrum-half - who made 230 appearances for Wasps in the Premiership (along with spells for Gloucester, Bath and Sale) and played for England at the 2011 World Cup - retired from the professional game in December 2022 and follows his brother Michael in pulling on the OPs shirt.

England legend and World Cup winner Tindall plays a selection of matches for Minchinhampton, the club close to his home.  

The centre played outside centre for Bath and Gloucester, and won 75 caps for England between 2000 and 2011. He was a member of the England squad which won the 2003 World Cup.

The Wales legend made a return to Welsh rugby in 2017, coming out of retirement to play for his beloved Amman United. The former Wales and British Lions star stunned spectators as he took the field for his home town side in the National League 3 West B match against Burry Port. He then played for them in a final at the Millenium Stadium. He's since played a further handful of games for the club.