Leicester Tigers have appointed Mark Bakewell as the club’s new forwards coach.

New Zealand-born Bakewell has a coaching career spanning 23 years, working all over the world, and will begin work with the Tigers squad this week after moving from Bristol Rugby.

Tigers head coach Matt O’Connor said: “Mark has extensive experience in the game and is very well respected for his work.

“He has coached in Australia and in France, where he was also a head coach, and in England with Bath and Bristol. He is exactly the kind of experienced voice we’ve been looking for to join the coaching team and I’ve been impressed by his approach to the game. We look forward to welcoming his input as part of the coaching team here.”