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Daily Express
|June 09, 2025
TIGERS NO.9 EYEING UP A FINAL ROLE THIS TIME
JACK VAN POORTVLIET had his Cole Palmer moment three years ago and admits to having some unfinished business in Saturday’s Premiership final.
The England scrum-half was part of Leicester’s win against Sale on Saturday which set up a Twickenham clash with Bath this weekend, when he is aiming to right some wrongs.
The 24-year-old was not part of Tigers’ last appearance in the showpiece game, in 2022, when he was ruthlessly cut from the match day 23 by then-head coach Steve Borthwick, who preferred Richard Wigglesworth and Ben Youngs as nines.
Leicester beat Saracens 15-12 but like England star Palmer, who was an unused substitute when Manchester City won the Champions League final against Inter Milan in 2023, Van Poortvliet was a bystander.
This story is from the June 09, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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