Leicester Tigers can confirm the Senior Academy squad ahead of the 22/23 season.

The 21-man squad includes 12 players who have made senior appearances - with a total of 28 appearances among the group - for Leicester Tigers, all of whom debuted during the 21/22 Premiership Rugby competition.

Ten players, which includes nine Tigers Academy graduates, return as part of the senior academy programme:

• Archie Vanes - 3rd Year (4 appearances)
• Emeka Ilione - 3rd Year (2 appearances)
• Jacob Cusick - 2nd Year (5 appearances)
• Jed Walsh - 2nd Year
• Joe Browning - 4th Year (2 appearances)
• Lewis Chessum - 2nd Year (2 appearances)
• Sam Edwards - 3rd Year (4 appearances)
• Seb Smith - 2nd Year
• Tim Hoyt - 2nd Year (1 appearance)
• Tom Manz - 4th Year

Of the 11 additions to the senior academy programme, eight players are graduates from last season’s academy programme who represented Leicester Tigers in the 21/22 Under-18 League campaign.

The eight players are:

• Chester Owen (1 appearance)
• Finn Carnduff (1 appearance)
• George Loose
• Joseph Woodward (2 appearances)
• Joshua Manz
• Morgan Meredith (1 appearance)
• Oliver Crane
• Simon Koroiyadi (3 appearances)

In addition, the senior academy welcomes three new additions in George Daniels, Riley Williams and Rob Carmichael.

Daniels and Williams are new arrivals at Leicester Tigers, while Carmichael joins the Senior Academy after having previously represented the club’s academy.

The Senior Academy will commence pre-season training later this month alongside returning Senior Squad members.

LEICESTER TIGERS SENIOR ACADEMY SQUAD 22/23

ARCHIE VANES
Position: Hooker
Date of birth: 16/09/2001
Junior Club: Ashby

CHESTER OWEN
Position: Back Row
Date of birth: 14/11/2003
Junior Club: Ashby

EMEKA ILIONE
Position: Back Row
Date of birth: 20/03/2002
Junior Club: Nottingham Corsairs

FINN CARNDUFF
Position: Lock
Date of birth: 10/3/2004
Junior Club: Market Harborough

GEORGE DANIELS
Position: Fly half / Full back
Date of birth: 03/06/2004
Junior Club: Jersey

GEORGE LOOSE
Position: Outside Back
Date of birth: 02/07/2004
Junior Club: North Walsham

JACOB CUSICK
Position: Centre / Outside Back
Date of birth: 31/5/2003
Junior Club: Loughborough

JED WALSH
Position: Fly-Half
Date of birth: 29/05/2003
Junior Club: Manly

JOE BROWNING
Position: Outside Back
Date of birth: 14/04/2001
Junior Club: Newcastle Under Lyme

JOSEPH WOODWARD
Position: Centre
Date of birth: 17/09/2003
Junior Club: Lichfield

JOSHUA MANZ
Position: Back Row
Date of birth: 22/03/2004
Junior Club: Market Harborough

LEWIS CHESSUM
Position: Lock
Date of birth: 27/02/2003
Junior Club: Kesteven

MORGAN MEREDITH
Position: Fly-Half
Date of birth: 01/07/2004
Junior Club: Stone

OLIVER CRANE
Position: Prop
Date of birth: 26/04/2004
Junior Club: Market Bosworth

RILEY WILLIAMS
Position: Prop
Date of birth: 23/05/2003
Junior Club: Stowe on the Wold

ROB CARMICHAEL
Position: Lock
Date of birth: 04/04/2003
Junior Club: Long Eaton

SAM EDWARDS
Position: Scrum-Half
Date of birth: 14/06/2002
Junior Club: Selby

SEB SMITH
Position: Hooker
Date of birth: 06/09/2002
Junior Club: Hinckley

SIMON KOROIYADI
Position: Back Row
Date of birth: 13/04/2004
Junior Club: Derby

TIM HOYT
Position: Prop
Date of birth: 31/03/2003
Junior Club: Loughborough

TOM MANZ
Position: Lock
Date of birth: 09/07/2001
Junior Club: Market Harborough