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History of Leicester Tigers details the history of the rugby union club based in Leicester, England.Nicknamed the Tigers from 1885, Leicester have been a prominent club from the earliest days of organised English rugby dominating midlands rugby before the First World War; providing British Lions captains in 1930, 1936, 1997 and 2001; and winning 21 major titles since 1979 including a record 11 ...
He holds a number of records for Leicester Tigers including most appearances in a season (45 in 1922–23), [2] most tries in a season (59 in 1919–20), [3] most tries in a calendar year (46 in 1920) [4] and most time scores a hat-trick or better (17). [5] He scored 136 tries in 180 appearances for Leicester, 6th most of all-time.
Tigers retained the cup in 1979–80 beating London Irish 21–9 at Twickenham in front of a record crowd of 27,000. [ 25 ] 1979–80 also saw Tigers win the Midlands Merit Table for the first time. To celebrate the club's centenary a six-match tour to Australia and Fiji was arranged in August 1980, the first undertaken by an English club in ...
Tigers won this for the first time in 1979, the competition continued until 2005 when it was replaced by the Anglo-Welsh Cup which Tigers have won three times, a record since the re-launch and addition of Welsh sides. The league started in 1987 and Tigers were the inaugural champions of England, a play off for the title was introduced in 2003.
This category contains players who have played for English rugby union team Leicester Football Club (Leicester Tigers) past and present.. For a list of those selected for international rugby whilst at the club see List of Leicester Tigers players selected for International rugby
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal warms up during spring training at Tigertown in Lakeland, Fla. on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
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The Detroit Tigers set their 2024 Opening Day roster by finalizing the list of 26 players expected to be active for Thursday's opener in Chicago.