New deal for Louis Deacon

Leicester back-row forward Brett Deacon has been given a new two-year contract by the Guinness Premiership club.

"There are a lot of back-rowers here who are very good players and the club have obviously got confidence in me," the flanker told the club's website.

Deacon, 23, said he was pleased to get his future sorted out at the earliest possible opportunity, adding: "As a player that's always what you want."

Deacon's elder brother Louis, 25, also signed a new deal earlier this month.