Round nine of the Premiership brings us George Ford against Owen Farrell and a tussle between two of Europe’s high-flyers in Exeter Chiefs and Leicester Tigers
With his club yet to win in the 2023-24 Gallagher Premiership, chairman Semore Kurdi insists strategy is a financial necessity and will eventually yield wins
Leicester Tigers 47 Newcastle 3: Falcons remain winless and bottom of Gallagher Premiership as Tigers run in seven tries, including three from Wales flanker Tommy Reffell