Peter Hewat’s feet are firmly under the table at Tigers.

"The staff and players have been absolutely fantastic in welcoming my family and me to the club," says Hewat.

"We've got settled well and we’re all looking forward to being part of the rugby community here."

The new Attack Coach's first impressions of Leicester have only underlined his decision to come back to the Premiership, where he enjoyed a notable stint as a player with London Irish.

"What's struck me immediately is just how determined everyone is here,” he says.

“Look there’s no secrets, there was a big change with Michael coming in, but my focus was and is on being part of achieving something special here with this group, and from top to bottom, I could see that the whole organisation is laser-focused on doing the same.

“That's the kind of environment any coach would want to be part of.”

Hewat and Tigers now look to August 30, the first pre-season game against Nottingham Rugby at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

"These games against Nottingham and Scarlets will be important for us in our preparation," adds Hewat.

"Michael and I have spent a lot of time with the players, had open discussions where we feel we need to go to get better in our attack and how we get there. We’ve looked to break things down to individual components to then build things up and week by week, we’re seeing the improvements we want to see.

“Like anything on a rugby field, it’s about the individual owning their role in the collective effort and that takes time. Will we grow and develop during the season? Absolutely we will but there’s also an element of doing the basics, being physical and doing what it takes to get the job done, especially early on.”