Malouf loving life at Leicester

Former Wallabies Sevens star Nick Malouf says he is enjoying the challenge of 15-man rugby following his move to Leicester Tigers.

Leicester head coach Matt O'Connor was busy in the transfer market during the summer, bringing in Malouf, Jonah Holmes and Jonny May to bolster his wing options.

Malouf has been playing sevens for Australia for the last five years and comes highly-rated. The 24-year-old admits he is delighted with moving to a club of Leicester's pedigree.

“I was looking for a new challenge after playing sevens for five years, and it so happened that Matt O’Connor got in touch with me and I jumped at the chance when he approached me,” Malouf told the Leicester Mercury.

“I would be crazy not to come to a club like Leicester.”

And Malouf is relishing the challenge of moving back to 15-man rugby.

“The reason I left the sevens is to take on a different challenge,” said Malouf.

“I had missed the 15-man game but, when you come to a club like Leicester, they make it as easy as it could possibly be to transition back into the game.

“Matty has been fantastic, (skills coach) Geordan Murphy and all the boys have been talking me through my roles and I’m just trying to learn off them as much as I can.”

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