In tonight’s friendly between Nottingham and Leicester Tigers at Lady Bay, 7.45pm KO, NTU will be well represented on both sides with students playing for both Nottingham and Tigers
First year scholar Bronson Mellowes starts in the front row for Leicester Tigers, whilst 1st XV captain and scholar, Charlie Wilkinson, and former Leicester Tigers academy player, Sam Jacques, will both start from the bench.
On the Nottingham side, Jay Ecclesfield starts at no8 with twins Jai and Aman Johal starting at flyhalf and centre respectively.
The match showcases two great partnerships for the university rugby programme with our Championship and Premiership clubs providing excellent rugby pathways for our students