Martin Crowson's Blog

So, what really happened?

Monday, March 08, 2010

There is still no word from European Rugby Cup (ERC) on the details of the investigation they launched into Ricky Januarie’s eligibility to play for the Ospreys in Europe.

The scrum-half played against Tigers in Pool Three during a loan spell at the Liberty...

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Feeling sorry for the Jocks? Whatever next!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

I felt dirty on Saturday night. I even thought about having a bath to wash away my sins. The thing was that, err, cough, I can barely bring...

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Why Leicester Tigers were right to complain

Thursday, January 28, 2010

I have been really surprised by two issues that have raised their heads this week in the wake of the ‘Subgate’ Scandal. Firstl...

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Let the referee do his job

Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Boo! Rubbish! Hiss! The pantomime villain that is Wasps have got away with it again. The team that would rather sit on the bus munching pizza...

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Why Rod Kafer was known as Dave

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Following my recent entry about nicknames, I had an excellent email from Ian Cockerill who said that his all-time favourite Tigers nickname was...

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Can you beat these nicknames?

Friday, November 20, 2009

There have been few nicknames in recent times to catch the imagination of Leicester Tigers fans as much as Billy Twelvetrees’ “36&#...

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Back to Earth with a bump

Monday, October 19, 2009

Ryanair flight FR1702 from East Midlands hit the runway at Bergamo Airport on Friday afternoon with a thump so violent it knocked the book I was...

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Say what you see

Thursday, October 15, 2009

It was a day of cracking quotes at the Tigers v Ospreys Heineken Cup game last Sunday. Ospreys coach Scott Johnson raised a chuckle in his post-match...

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