ROUND-UP:LEICESTER ARE refusing to guarantee their head coach, Marcelo Loffreda, will remain in his role next season, regardless of the outcome of Saturday's Premiership final against Wasps. The Tigers go to Twickenham seeking to retain the domestic title they secured under Pat Howard a year ago.

Loffreda, the former Argentina coach, started work at Welford Road in November. He has been unable to shake off intense speculation about his future. The club's chief executive, Peter Wheeler, yesterday pointedly declined to confirm Loffreda would remain in direct charge next season. A review is due to take place early next week and Wheeler hinted at structural changes to come.

"I don't think we'd go down the soccer route but life is much more difficult these days . . .," he said. "We will address any weaknesses and there will be some. We have identified some areas and we've talked to Marcelo about them. We've been talking about backs coaches . . . it's pretty tough to be a head coach and backs coach because of all the other things a head coach has to do . . . He's got a contract for the next two years. It's been a difficult season and an extremely difficult one for him. We need to be sure everything is in place to make it work."

Asked whether victory over Wasps would save Loffreda's job, Wheeler suggested there were other factors involved in any decision that will be made. "It will obviously have some relevance," he said, "but we have to be sure we have the right people in place and that we're not just on track, but on the right track."

Loffreda is doing his best to concentrate on the Wasps game: "I try not to think about the pressure, I'm just trying to do my best."

The Heineken Cup will be displayed to Munster fans this evening as they gather at UL Arena to celebrate the career of Anthony Foley. The "Audience with Anthony" will feature former and current colleagues and coaches. Tickets are available for the UL Arena Event tonight (starting 7pm) and will be on sale from the Arena today.

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