Leicester sign centre Wand from Coventry

Leicester Tigers person signed Will Wand aft nan centre near Championship broadside Coventry earlier successful nan summer.

The 22-year-old, who Tigers welcomed arsenic a "lifelong fan" pinch erstwhile links to nan Premiership club's improvement teams, featured 42 times for Coventry successful his 2 seasons pinch nan second-tier club.

Wand was voted Coventry's subordinate of nan twelvemonth and was selected successful nan Championship's squad of nan play for nan 2023-24 campaign, having scored 14 tries successful 22 appearances.

“This is an unthinkable opportunity to subordinate Leicester Tigers, my boyhood club," Wand told the nine website, external.

"I can’t hold to proceed learning and moving difficult and I’m excited to beryllium portion of nan group.”