Leicester Tigers appoint new Head Coach

As a player, Parling won three Premierships, including two with Tigers.

Geoff Parling has been appointed Leicester Tigers Head Coach on a long-term deal starting next season.

The 41-year-old is currently an Assistant Coach of Australia’s national team, the Wallabies, and will take up the reins at Tigers in August 2025 after the 2025 British & Irish Lions Series.

Geoff Parling, said: “I was lucky enough have some incredible moments in the Leicester Tigers jersey, made through hard work by good people, and so I am extremely proud to be coming back to lead the club.”

“There are not many opportunities that would make myself and my family think about leaving Australia, the place we’ve called home for the past seven years, but coming back to Leicester Tigers is one that we are really looking forward to.”

“I know the club is looking for stability, and I will be focused on building an environment with strong foundations, where people can see both what is needed and what it means to be a Tiger.”

As a player, Parling won three Premierships, including two with Tigers, and made more than 300 senior appearances in a professional career that spanned 15 seasons in England, Japan, and Australia.

In six seasons at Tigers, he made almost a century of appearances for the club and represented both England and the British & Irish Lions at Test level.