Aaron Mauger given chance to stake Leicester claim after Richard Cockerill sacking

The Tigers have dropped out of the Aviva Premiership play-off places after consecutive defeats to Exeter and Saracens.

Interim boss Aaron Mauger will stake the first claim to Leicester's vacant director of rugby role after Richard Cockerill's sacking.

Leicester dismissed Cockerill on Monday and put head coach Mauger in "interim charge" amid a full-scale review of their coaching set-up.