“I think I’ll get more emotional, the more I speak, so I’m trying to… erm… “ Ellis Genge welled up on a few occasions but, for the most part, held it together as he reflected on a superb Leicester Tigers comeback from also-rans and relegation-haunted to Premiership champions. The Leicester Tigers captain arrived at Welford […]

4 years ago

“If anyone is going to say that to me, please don’t because it is going to wind me right up.” Ellis Genge did what good captains so often do, on Saturday, and defended his team to the hilt. Leicester Tigers may have been eliminated from the Champions Cup but they had certainly pushed Leinster hard. […]

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“We are not plucky losers, we are not that type of team.” Ellis Genge comes in, not long after a training session and catches a glimpse of his ruffled hair on the Zoom call that has been started up for him. Not 100% pleased with what he sees, he asks for a cap, fixes it […]

4 years ago

“That’s all I can really give you, if I’m honest!” After an opening weekend loss to Scotland was followed up with a bonus point win over Italy, Ellis Genge is not getting too deep into the weeds on England’s 2022 Guinness Six Nations campaign. He knows how much is resting on beating Wales at Twickenham […]

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Leicester Tigers making a positive splash again. Six games into the new Premiership season and Leicester are sitting pretty. Led by recently appointed captain Ellis Genge, the Tigers are six wins from six and have picked up three bonus points along the way. The past few seasons have been tumultuous for the former kingpins of […]

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LEICESTER 13-12 SARACENS “It’s going to be a penalty try… ” It felt like it had been coming, and it made the Leicester eruption all the sweeter. There were a few eyebrows raised when Leicester Tigers appointed Ellis Genge as their captain for 2021/22. ‘The Baby Rhino’ can be outspoken at times, and has past […]

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