Ed Hollis has departed the club after five seasons as Head of Medical Services by mutual consent due to the financial implications on Leicester Tigers brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hollis joined Tigers in the summer of 2015 after previous posts with Football Australia – including two World Cups and an Olympics campaign – the Canberra Raiders, the Brumbies in Super Rugby and Tottenham Hotspur FC, as well as a recent stint with Rugby Australia as a member of the Wallabies staff at the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
In his time at the club, Hollis has overseen the medical department responsible for all Tigers teams.
Head coach Geordan Murphy thanked Hollis for what he has given to Tigers during his five seasons in Leicester.
“Ed is a world class operator, who I am grateful to have worked closely with, and leaves the legacy of a world class medical staff and operation behind that he has helped develop” said Murphy.
“He has given so much to our club and, like we all aim to do in anything we do, leaves his role and department in a better place than when he arrived in 2015.
“We all wish Ed the very best in the next chapter and on behalf of my fellow coaches, the playing group and all of the staff at Tigers, thank him for his contributions to the club.”
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Lawrence Dallaglio names his best World XV
The former England and Wasps captain picks his 'perfect' World XV for The Times.
15 CHRISTIAN CULLEN (NZ): Comes down to Cullen or Serge Blanco. While Blanco might have been a great player for a longer period, Cullen’s best years were sensational
14 DAVID CAMPESE (AUS): Wasn’t always generous in his comments about England but he was a great player and, really, he walks into the team
13 JERRY GUSCOTT (ENG): The way Jerry could accelerate onto a pass made him unique in my eyes. One of those players with the ability to do something that changed a game
12 FRANK BUNCE (NZ): Lots of people will say ‘how can you not pick Tim Horan at No 12?’ Horan was a great player, a better attacker than Bunce but I loved Bunce’s physicality
11 JONAH LOMU (NZ): If only for the matches he played against England, he would get in, but Lomu played plenty of other great matches.
10 MICHAEL LYNAGH (AUS): Dan Carter, Jonny Wilkinson or Lynagh? I would go for Lynagh. His ability to control a game was phenomenal and he was so hard to get at
9 NICK FARR-JONES (AUS): Gets in before Joost van der Westhuizen. Farr-Jones could be a brilliant link man, or an extra forward and he was an awesome wind-up merchant. Slippery Nick, not a bad bloke at all
1 JASON LEONARD (ENG): People might say, ‘ah, Lawrence liked Leonard and put him in his World team’ but how can you get 115 caps, play in three decades, two World Cup finals and not be a pretty extraordinary player?
2 SEAN FITZPATRICK (NZ): To do it for as long as he did it, in a country where the scrutiny is intense and every mistakes is seized upon, that takes something special. Defined the role of the modern hooker
3 OLO BROWN (NZ): When the All Blacks had Dowd, Fitzpatrick and Brown in their front, they only ever went in one direction, forward. Brown was an awesome player, a truly brilliant scrummager
4 MARTIN JOHNSON (ENG - captain): About 10 years ago, I said Johnson and John Eales would be my second-row forwards in a World XV. Nothing has changed. Farr Jones, Fitzpatrick and Eales and Johnno would still be my captain
5 JOHN EALES (AUS): He could dominate the lineout, make plenty of tackles, maintain an unbelievable workrate, kick goals and remain the calmest person on the pitch. Great foward and great leader
6 RICHARD HILL (ENG): It is unusual not to have a Springbok in my World XV but was Francois Pienaar better than Hill? Not in my opinion. The thing about Hill is that even at the highest level, he didn’t make mistakes
8 ZINZAN BROOKE (NZ): So talented, so physical, such a great understanding of the game and so bloody competitive
7 MICHAEL JONES (NZ): He had everything. Quick, athletic, skilful, brave, and a great team player. There have been some great No 7s; Winterbottom, Back, George Smith, Richie McCaw but none as good as Jones.
