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Gallagher Premiership Nadolo commits to new Leicester Tigers contract
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The Fiji international joined the Tigers last summer and has scored five tries in his nine appearances to date.
by Ciarán Kennedy by Ciarán Kennedy 
Leicester
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.
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Sat Feb 13 2021
11:00am EST
Twickenham Stoop
Twickenham Stoop
Harlequins
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Leicester Tigers
Gallagher Premiership Round 9
Sat Mar 6 2021
10:00am EST
Welford Road
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
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London Irish
Gallagher Premiership Round 12
Sat Mar 13 2021
10:00am EST
Kingsholm Stadium
Kingsholm Stadium
Gloucester
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Leicester Tigers
Gallagher Premiership Round 13
Sat Feb 6 2021
10:00am EST
Welford Road
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
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24
Worcester Warriors
Gallagher Premiership Round 8
Fri Jan 29 2021
2:45pm EST
Welford Road
Welford Road
Leicester Tigers
15
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Sale Sharks
Gallagher Premiership Round 7
Sat Jan 9 2021
11:30am EST
Franklins Gardens
Franklins Gardens
Northampton Saints
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Leicester Tigers
Gallagher Premiership Round 6
Sat Dec 26 2020
9:00am EST
Kingston Park
Kingston Park
Newcastle Falcons
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Leicester Tigers
Gallagher Premiership Round 4
Tournaments
Standings
- Heineken Cup
- Gallagher Premiership
- Premiership Cup
- Challenge Cup
Heineken Cup - Heineken Cup
- Gallagher Premiership
- Premiership Cup
- Challenge Cup
| Round 2 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Leinster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Racing 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Wasps | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Toulouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Bordeaux | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  La Rochelle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Scarlets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Munster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
-  Clermont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
-  Bristol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
-  Gloucester | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 89 | -41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
-  Edinburgh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
-  Toulon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
-  Ulster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
-  Sale Sharks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Northampton Saints | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Bath | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 51 | -32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 68 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Harlequins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 70 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 71 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 2 |
|---|
| - Leinster |
| - Lyon |
| - Racing 92 |
| - Wasps |
| - Toulouse |
| - Bordeaux |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Scarlets |
| - Munster |
| - Clermont |
| - Bristol |
| - Gloucester |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Toulon |
| - Ulster |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Connacht |
| - Bath |
| - Montpellier |
| - Harlequins |
| - Gwent Dragons |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
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
Facundo Gigena Prop 
Ryan Bower Prop 
Ellis Genge Prop 
Charlie Clare Hooker 
Julian Montoya Hooker 
Tom Youngs Hooker 
Joe Heyes Prop 
Luan de Bruin Prop 
Dan Cole Prop 
Nephi Leatigaga Prop 
Calum Green Lock 
Blake Enever Lock 
Harry Wells Lock 
Tomas Lavanini Lock 
Oliver Chessum Blindside flanker 
Luke Wallace Flanker 7 
Tommy Reffell Flanker 7 
Cyle Brink Flanker 7 
Jasper Wiese Number 8 
Hanro Liebenberg Number 8 
Jordan Taufua Number 8 Backs
Guy Porter 
Zack Henry 
Cameron Henderson 
Harry Potter 
Aurelien Ricart 
George Martin 
Jack Van Poortvliet 
Ben Youngs Scrum half 
Ben White Scrum half 
Richard Wigglesworth Scrum half 
Harry Simmons Scrum half 
Joaquin Diaz Bonilla Fly half 
Johnny McPhillips Fly half 
George Ford Fly half 
Nemani Nadolo Wing 
Freddie Steward Wing 
Matt Scott Centre 
Matias Moroni Centre 
Dan Kelly Outside centre 
Jacobus Van Wyk Wing 
Kini Murimurivalu Fullback 
Jaco Taute 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.
Statistics
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- 2021
- 2020
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- 2017
- 2016
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- Worcester Warriors 5 Feb
- Sale Sharks 28 Jan
- Bath 2 Jan
- Exeter Chiefs 4 Dec
- London Irish 28 Nov
- Gloucester 20 Nov
- Harlequins 3 Oct
- Bristol 29 Sep
- Northampton Saints 12 Sep
- Wasps 8 Sep
- Sale Sharks 4 Sep
- Gloucester 29 Aug
- London Irish 25 Aug
- Bath 21 Aug
- Exeter Chiefs 14 Aug
- Saracens 6 Mar
- Worcester Warriors 28 Feb
- Sale Sharks 20 Feb
- Wasps 14 Feb
- Bath 24 Jan
- Bristol 3 Jan
- Harlequins 27 Dec
- Exeter Chiefs 20 Dec
- Northampton Saints 29 Nov
- London Irish 9 Nov
- Gloucester 1 Nov
- Saracens 26 Oct
- Worcester Warriors 18 Oct
- Exeter Chiefs 26 Sep
- Bath 17 May
- Harlequins 2 May
- Bristol 26 Apr
- Newcastle 11 Apr
- Exeter 5 Apr
- Northampton 21 Mar
- Sale 7 Mar
- Wasps 1 Mar
- Worcester 23 Feb
- Saracens 15 Feb
- Ulster 18 Jan
- Scarlets 11 Jan
- Gloucester 4 Jan
- Bath 29 Dec
- Harlequins 21 Dec
- Racing 92 15 Dec
- Racing 92 8 Dec
- Bristol 30 Nov
- Saracens 24 Nov
- Gloucester 15 Nov
- Scarlets 18 Oct
- Ulster 12 Oct
- Northampton 5 Oct
- Sale 29 Sep
- Worcester 22 Sep
- Wasps 15 Sep
- Newcastle 7 Sep
- Exeter 31 Aug
- Sale 4 May
- Newcastle 26 Apr
- Northampton 13 Apr
- Bath 6 Apr
- Wasps 24 Mar
- Worcester 3 Mar
- Saracens 24 Feb
- Harlequins 16 Feb
- Gloucester 9 Feb
- Racing 92 20 Jan
- Castres 13 Jan
- London Irish 5 Jan
- Exeter 30 Dec
- Saracens 23 Dec
- Munster 16 Dec
- Munster 8 Dec
- Wasps 1 Dec
- Worcester 24 Nov
- Sale 18 Nov
- Newcastle 28 Oct
- Castres 20 Oct
- Racing 92 13 Oct
- London Irish 6 Oct
- Exeter 29 Sep
- Harlequins 22 Sep
- Gloucester 15 Sep
- Northampton 8 Sep
- Bath 2 Sep
- Wasps 19 May
- Worcester 5 May
- Sale 28 Apr
- Newcastle 14 Apr
- Bath 7 Apr
- Northampton 24 Mar
- Exeter 2 Mar
- Harlequins 23 Feb
- Bristol 17 Feb
- Gloucester 10 Feb
- Wasps 7 Jan
- Saracens 31 Dec
- Exeter 23 Dec
- Northampton 2 Dec
- Bristol 24 Nov
- Harlequins 19 Nov
- Saracens 28 Oct
- Worcester 7 Oct
- Sale 30 Sep
- Bath 24 Sep
- Newcastle 17 Sep
- Wasps 9 Sep
- Gloucester 1 Sep
- Attack
- Team Play
- Defence
- Discipline
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Average Gain
1.5mCarries230Metres338 -
Lineouts Won %
Lineouts44Wins36Losses8 -
Scrums Won %
Scrums34Wins23Losses11 -
Tackle Accuracy %
Attempts234Tackles14Missed220
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Attack
Points92Tries10Conversion Goals9Penalty Goals8Metres338Clean Breaks5Defenders Beaten6Kicks91 -
Team Play
Offloads12Passes248Rucks Won210Rucks Lost4Rucks Total228Lineouts Lost6Lineouts Won36Scrums Won23Scrums Lost2Scrums Success68%Scrums Total34 -
Defence
Tackles234Tackles Missed22Turnovers Conceded29 -
Discipline
Penalties Conceded29Yellow Cards3Red Cards0
