The Premiership team has stated that England star Anthony Watson has re-signed with the Leicester Tigers and will join the team in December.
After the previous season ended, the gifted full-back was without a club and was said to be linked to several Top 14 teams.
Nevertheless, none of those agreements came to pass, and although he was first picked for England’s World Cup team, an injury prevented him from competing.
IBM returns to the Leicester Tigers
After more than ten years at Bath Rugby, he has recently inked a contract to return to the Leicester Tigers, the team he joined prior to the 2022–2023 season.
“Leicester Tigers have agreed a new deal with Anthony Watson, which will see the international return to the club in December,” a Tigers statement read.
“The 29-year-old represented the Tigers during the 2022–23 season, after joining from Bath Rugby, where he spent a decade and made more than 100 appearances for the Gallagher Premiership club.
“Watson joined Bath in 2013 from London Irish, where he made his professional debut after rising through the junior ranks of The Exiles.
“He represented England at the Under-20 level while with the Irish before making his senior Test debut for England in 2014.
“Watson has made 55 international appearances for England, including the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cups, and has played five Test matches for the British and Irish Lions after being selected for the 2017 and 2021 tours.”
In his first season with the Leicester Tigers, he made 16 appearances and scored six tries.
The Tigers have endured a slow start to the season and currently sit eighth overall in the standings after three rounds of action.
Dan McKellar’s team suffered back-to-back defeats, losing 24-17 to the Sale Sharks at Welford Road after losing their season opener, 25-14, against the Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate.In round three, they defeated Watson’s old team, Bath, by a slim margin of 25–24 to record their first win of the year.
They play the reigning champion Saracens this week at StoneX Stadium.
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