Tigers announce signings of Blamire, Haffar & Moro

Tarek Haffar in action for England A against Ireland A

Leicester Tigers have announced five new signings for next season, including Newcastle Falcons hooker Jamie Blamire, England A prop Tarek Haffar and Argentina international flanker Joaquin Moro.

A day after confirming Geoff Parling as head coach for next season, the Tigers have wasted no time getting squad plans in place.

The aforementioned trio will be joined at Welford Road by former academy product Charlie Titcombe, who returns to the club from Llanelli Scarlets, and British Universities player of the year Wilf McCarthy.

Tigers general manager Richard Wilks said all five were "exciting" signings.

Blamire, 27, has made over 100 appearances for Newcastle and has won seven England caps.

"This is a very exciting signing for the club, which anyone who has seen Jamie play will agree with I'm sure," Wilks told the club website.

"As a club, we have been fortunate to have had outstanding players and individuals at hooker over the last decade and Jamie continues that trend."

Haffar, 23, will join from Northampton Saints after starting his career at London Irish, while Moro, 24, who made his Test debut for Argentina in 2024, will move to the Premiership from Pampas XV in Super Rugby Americas.

"Tarek is a young, talented front-rower, who is making great strides in his career already, and we are pleased that it will continue with us at Leicester Tigers," Wilks added.

"We believe Joaquin has huge potential to develop and continue the proud tradition of Argentine players fulfilling their ambitions in the game as part of our club.

"Wilf McCarthy has shown promise with Hartpury University and we are excited to be a part of this next stage in his development as a player.

"And we always keep track of the talented youngsters who have developed with us and, like in the case of Ollie Chessum, are delighted to welcome back Charlie."