Overview
- Leicester Tigers confirmed Monday the arrivals of Craig Childs as defence coach and Rod Seib as attack coach for the 2026/27 season.
- The pair replace outgoing assistants Brett Deacon and Pete Hewat as part of a targeted backroom reshuffle.
- Childs comes from the Stormers in South Africa, whose United Rugby Championship side is reported as table-topping with the league's stingiest defence this season.
- Seib will join from Connacht in the summer after stints with Australia XV and the Brumbies, and he cited a long-standing working relationship with head coach Geoff Parling.
- Both coaches will finish current commitments before relocating, and Leicester says the appointments aim to tighten defence and add attacking detail for next season's Premiership and European campaigns.