Leicester Tigers appoint former England and British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling as their head coach from next season.

Former Leicester Tigers player Geoff Parling will replace Michael Cheika as head coach for next season once his assistant role with Australia ends, the English Premiership club said on Monday.Former Australia coach Cheika will leave when his contract expires at the end of the campaign, with the club always aw

The 41-year-old, who won two English Premiership titles with Leicester as a player, is currently an assistant coach under Joe Schmidt with Australia.