Friday May 16, 2008
Leicester: Record attendance set
The Tigers have set a new Guinness Premiership record.

They attracted can average attendance of 17,206 to Welford Road this season, following the redevelopment of the Clubhouse Stand.

Gloucester: Ryan's Tigers warning
Boss Dean Ryan has dismissed any notion of his team under-estimating Leicester in Sunday's play-off clash at Kingsholm.

Ryan's men topped the Premiership table after 22 games, finishing 10 points above the Tigers who claimed fourth on a dramatic final weekend.

The form guide points to Gloucester but Ryan warned: "Leicester are very dangerous. On the day, when you look at their playing list and their experience at this level, they are very capable of winning a game like this one and going on and winning the whole thing."

Bath: Duo set for Wasps clash
Bath take on London Wasps on Sunday with their injury victims Lee Mears and Matt Stevens - both making good recoveries.

Head coach Steve Meehan said: "If we execute things as well as we can, we are a difficult team to stop. The guys are looking forward to the challenge.

"Gloucester have proved this season you can go to Wasps and win, and there is no reason why we can't. We are playing well - we've just got to stick with our systems and give them a real challenge."

Saracens: Joint community award
Saracens were jointly named with Bath as community clubs of the year at the EDF Energy Parliamentary Citizenship Awards in London.

Newcastle, last year's winners, were edged into third place after all three clubs gave presentations to the judging panel at Westminster.

Bristol won the Innovation Award for their 'Inferno Programme', which tackles social inclusion by teaching rugby and life skills to young offenders at HMP Ashfield. Newcastle won the Impact Award for their touch rugby programme, which encourages 950 adults to get active.