LONDON - England internationals Tom Youngs and Dan Cole and Argentina prop Marcos Ayerza have all agreed new long-term contracts with Leicester, the English Premiership club announced on Tuesday.
England's Tom Youngs grabs the ball during a training session on March 14 , 2014 in Rome
Young and Cole, who joined the club in 2006 and 2007 respectively, represented the British and Irish Lions last year. Ayerza, who has made close to 200 Leicester appearances, has been capped 57 times by Argentina.
Between them, the trio boast over 400 club appearances and 120 international caps.
"It is great news for us that Marcos, Tom and Dan have all agreed new contracts with the club," said Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill.
"They are all genuine world-class players in key positions in the team and they are important parts of the senior core to the squad."
He added: "Tom and Dan know all about the club, coming through the academy here to establish themselves in the first-team squad, and Leicester has been home to Marcos for the last eight years.
"They were all very keen to stay and we were very keen to keep them here for the long term, so I'm delighted we have come to an agreement."