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Leicester Tigers
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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.
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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.
Fixtures & Results
Tournaments
Leicester Tigers Rugby History
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.
Players
Forwards
Calum Green Lock 
Charlie Clare Hooker 
Cyle Brink Flanker 7 
Dan Cole Prop 
Eli Snyman Lock 
Ellis Genge Prop 
Francois van Wyk Prop 
Hanro Liebenberg Number 8 
Harry Wells Lock 
Jacobus Van Tonder Flanker 6 
Jasper Wiese Number 8 
Jean-Baptiste Poux Prop 
Joe Heyes Tighthead Prop 
Juan Pablo Orlandi Prop 
Julian Montoya Hooker 
Marco van Staden Blindside Flanker 
Nephi Leatigaga Prop 
Nic Dolly Lock 
Oliver Chessum Blindside flanker 
Olly Robinson Flanker 7 
Sean Jansen Number 8 
Tommy Reffell Flanker 7 Backs
Aurelien Ricart 
Ben Youngs Scrum half 
Bryce Hegarty Fullback 
Cameron Henderson 
Chris Ashton Wing 
Dan Kelly Centre 13 
Freddie Burns Fly Half 
Freddie Steward Wing 
George Ford Fly half 
George Martin 
Gilles Bosch Fly half 
Guy Porter 
Harry Potter 
Hosea Saumaki Wing 
Jack Van Poortvliet 
Jacobus Van Wyk Wing 
Juan Pablo Socino Centre 
Kini Murimurivalu Fullback 
Matias Moroni Centre 
Matt Scott Centre 
Nemani Nadolo Left Wing 
Richard Wigglesworth Scrum Half 
Tom Cowan-Dickie Fullback 
Tom Cowan-Dickie Fullback 
Tom Manz Fullback 
Will Hurd Fullback More Leicester Tigers Rugby History
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.
