Leicester Tigers head coach Geordan Murphy has confirmed the players who will leave the club when their contracts end at the conclusion of the 2019/20 season.
Backs Adam Thompstone, EW Viljoen and Joe Thomas are moving on, as are forwards Tatafu Polota-Nau, Gaston Cortes, Sione Kalamafoni, Owen Hills, Will Spencer.
Murphy, who becomes director of rugby, thanked all those leaving.
"In their own way, over their own different periods of time, they have all added to the history of Leicester," Murphy told the club's website.
Tigers were 11th in the Premiership, the same position they finished in 2018-19. when the season was suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The club had previously announced that England international Jonny May, Wales winger Jonah Holmes, Sam Harrison and Guy Thompson are leaving the club. and it has also been revealed that defence coach Phil Blake is moving on.
Full List of Leicester Tigers Departees
(Bold denotes Development Squad player)
Keston Lines
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Gaston Cortes
Owen Hills
Will Spencer
Joe Batley (Loan expired)
Cameron Jordan
Ifereimi Boladau (Loan Expired)
Guy Thompson
Sam Eveleigh
Sione Kalamafoni
Sam Costelow (confirmed to Scarlets)
Joe Thomas
EW Viljoen
Andy Forsyth (Loan expired)
Jonah Holmes
Jonny May (confirmed to Gloucester)
Adam Thompstone
Rory Hughes (Loan expired)
Leo Gilliland
Kyran Bungaroo
Leicester Tigers | Four perfect replacements for Jonny May
Leicester Tigers have already lost Jonny May to Gloucester and Jonah Holmes to Dragons, which severely depletes their wide-men ranks.
They have already signed Fijian powerhouse Nemani Nadolo for next season, but need reinforcements with Rory Hughes also set to depart when his loan from Glasgow expires.
Here's a list of four wingers who would be seen as great signings for Tigers:
1. Marland Yarde
Tigers were linked with the England international speedster before the quarantine began.
There was then a report from The Rugby Paper that he'd signed a new deal with Sale, but that hasn't been confirmed.
If Tigers can get him in, the 27-year-old would guarantee tries as long as he remains fit.
Absolutely a player to consider.
2. Dane Haylett-Petty
The 33-cap Wallaby is an international superstar who is available for Tigers to go sign on a short-term deal as soon as this is over.
This is due to Haylett-Petty, who was forced to take a huge paycut, being given the green light to take a leave of absence from Super Rugby and secure short term contracts in places such as England and the Japanese Top League before returning in time for the July 2021 Test schedule.
Would be an incredible signing.
3. Joe Tomane
If Tigers are looking for an experienced head to help bring on some of their young wide-men then Tomane is an obvious choice.
The Wallaby, who is out of contract with Leinster in the summer, has been consistently brilliant for the Irish province and there will be no shortage of interest in securing the 30-year-old's services.
Tigers should be at the front of that queue.
4. Alex Lewington
With Saracens urgently trying to reduce their wage bill, Tigers should attempt to bring the speedster back to Welford Road.
He departed Tigers in 2013 as a lightweight winger who had failed to make his mark after progressing through the clubs academy.
Since then, he's bulked up a bit but kept his speed, developing into one of the Premiership's most deadly finishers for Saracens, who he joined following successful stints with Nottingham and London Irish.
Bringing him back to Welford Road would be a great piece of business.
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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