{"id":523119,"date":"2026-04-10T10:09:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/523119\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:09:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:09:06","slug":"key-positions-leicester-tigers-confirm-six-new-signings-for-next-season-page-3-of-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/523119\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Key positions&#8221; &#8211; Leicester Tigers confirm six new signings for next season &#8211; Page 3 of 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Joel Sclavi<\/p>\n<p>Joel Sclavi arrives from La Rochelle with significant international and European pedigree. Born in 1994, the tighthead prop has been a regular member of the Argentina national team and has competed at the highest level, including the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Sclavi made his name in France with Stade Fran\u00e7ais before moving to La Rochelle, where he added Champions Cup experience to his r\u00e9sum\u00e9. Renowned for his scrummaging strength and physical approach, he brings proven quality and toughness to Leicester\u2019s front row.<\/p>\n<p>Mako Vunipola<\/p>\n<p>Mako Vunipola joins from Vannes as one of the most high-profile signings. Born in 1991 in New Zealand and raised in Wales and England, Vunipola has enjoyed a distinguished career with Saracens and England, earning over 70 international caps.<\/p>\n<p>A British &amp; Irish Lion on multiple tours, he has been a cornerstone of England\u2019s front row for more than a decade. Known for his carrying ability, scrummaging and experience in high-pressure matches, Vunipola brings leadership and winning pedigree. Now in the latter stages of his career, his arrival is expected to have a significant influence both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Joel Sclavi Joel Sclavi arrives from La Rochelle with significant international and European pedigree. Born in 1994, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-523119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}