Nic Dolly, Joe Heyes and Matt Scott: International trio among seven to sign new Leicester deals

Nic Dolly, Joe Heyes and Matt Scott are among the group to sign new Leicester deals

England front-rowers Nic Dolly and Joe Heyes and Scotland centre Matt Scott are among seven players to agree new contracts with Leicester Tigers.

Dolly, 22, has made 16 senior appearances for the club and scored six Premiership tries this season.

Heyes, also 22, has played 87 games since his debut in 2018, and Scott, 31, has three tries in 12 games this term.

Backs Guy Porter and Harry Potter, back-row Hanro Liebenberg and lock Calum Green have also signed new deals.

"There's a broad cross-section of players, by position, by background and also by age, but it's a predominantly young group," head coach Steve Borthwick told BBC Radio Leicester.

"We're a pretty young squad, I think our average age this season is 25 or just around that mark.

"The growth of those young players has been excellent. I'm delighted to be able to work with them and I think there's potential for even more growth."

The deal Dolly signed when arriving from Championship side Coventry last year was described as "multi-year" but details of those now agreed by the various players have not been disclosed.

Heyes, who made his Tigers debut as a teenager, hailed the influence on his career of team-mate Dan Cole and said: "To be able to compete with the one of the most accomplishment tightheads in the world and learn from him by competing daily, is a privilege."

Scott joined Leicester from Edinburgh for the 2020-21 campaign and told the club website: "I got a taste of what this club is about when fans were allowed back at the end of last season and all that I had heard and read started to make sense, that buzz was back."