Leicester Tigers are a rugby union juggernaut. The Leicester Rugby team has been in existence since 1880, and since then the side has won almost every major rugby union competition available to them.
Since 1987-88, Leicester Rugby Club has also won a record 10 English Premiership titles and eight Anglo-Welsh Cups. Plus, from 2005 to 2013, the team even appeared in nine successive Premiership finals. In addition to this, the Leicester Tigers are also one of only four teams that have never been relegated from the top division.
Read on to learn even more about Leicester Rugby Club. On this page, you’ll see the latest Leicester Rugby team news as well as the team’s upcoming fixtures and latest results.
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Leicester Tigers are a rugby union juggernaut. The Leicester Rugby team has been in existence since 1880, and since then the side has won almost every major rugby union competition available to them.
Since 1987-88, Leicester Rugby Club has also won a record 10 English Premiership titles and eight Anglo-Welsh Cups. Plus, from 2005 to 2013, the team even appeared in nine successive Premiership finals. In addition to this, the Leicester Tigers are also one of only four teams that have never been relegated from the top division.
Read on to learn even more about Leicester Rugby Club. On this page, you’ll see the latest Leicester Rugby team news as well as the team’s upcoming fixtures and latest results.
The team has been just as successful in Europe, too. The team were back-to-back European Champions in 2001 and 2002 and they have appeared in five European finals, the joint-second most overall.
The Leicester Rugby team has been known by the nickname of ‘The Tigers’ since around 1885. It’s thought that the side’s nickname comes from their playing kit. However, in the early days of the team, Leicester Rugby Club also had ties to the Leicestershire Regiment, who were known as ‘The Tigers’ after serving in Goa.
Leicester Rugby Club has played at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in the south of Leicester since 1892. Although at first the ground could only hold 3,000 spectators, it has grown in capacity over the years. As of 2020, the ground holds more than 25,000 spectators.
Archie Vanes Hooker 
Charlie Clare Hooker 
Dan Cole Prop Dan Richardson Loose Head Prop Finn Theobald-Thomas Hooker 
Francois van Wyk Prop 
Hanro Liebenberg Number 8 
Harry Wells Lock 
James Cronin Prop James Whitcombe Loose Head Prop 
Jasper Wiese Number 8 
Joe Heyes Tighthead Prop 
Julian Montoya Hooker 
Matt Rogerson Flanker 6 
Mike Williams Lock 
Nic Dolly Lock 
Ollie Chessum Lock 
Olly Cracknell Flanker 6 
Sam Carter Lock 
Tommy Reffell Flanker 7 
Anthony Watson Wing 
Ben Youngs Scrum half 
Cameron Henderson 
Charlie Atkinson 
Dan Kelly Centre 13 
Freddie Steward Wing 
George Martin 
Guy Porter 
Handre Pollard Fly half 
Harry Simmons Scrum half 
Jack Van Poortvliet Scrum Half 
James Shillcock Outside Half 
Joe Powell Scrum half 
Josh Bassett Wing 
Kieran Wilkinson Fly half 
Kyle Hatherell Full Back 
Matt Scott Centre 
Mike Brown Fullback 
Ollie Hassell-Collins Wing 
Phil Cokanasiga 
Solomone Kata 
Tom Whiteley Scrum half 
Will Hurd Fullback During the side’s golden era in the early 2000s, three Leicester Tigers players were members of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final winning England side, including captain Martin Johnson. In the history of the Leicester Tigers, 153 Leicester Rugby players from 15 different nations have been selected to represent their national side. Plus, 11 Leicester Tigers players have toured with the British and Irish Lions on more than one occasion, and 31 more have toured at least once.
Although the side has experienced a major trophy draught since 2013 (they’ve only won one Anglo-Welsh Cup since), the side has still been moderately successful in both domestic and European competitions. As a result, several top players still feature regularly for the Leicester Tigers, including England internationals Ben Youngs, George Ford and Tom Youngs.
Read on to learn even more about Leicester Rugby Club. On this page, you’ll see the latest Leicester Rugby team news as well as the team’s upcoming fixtures and latest results.
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