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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 ...
Tigers first silverware was the Midlands Counties Cup, Tigers entered this competition from 1881 to 1914. There were then no competitions until 1971 when the RFU Knockout Cup started. 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 ...
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby , England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home matches at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in the south of the city.
The 1992–93 Pilkington Cup was the 22nd edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Leicester won the competition defeating Harlequins in the final. [1]
David Joseph Matthews (17 April 1937 – 19 June 2019) [1] was an English rugby union flanker who played a record 502 games for Leicester Tigers from 1955 to 1974 as well as for Leicestershire, Midlands Counties (East) and the Barbarians. At Leicester he was also a coach, director and was a life member.
Dan McKellar (born 17 July 1976) is an Australian professional rugby union coach. He was most recently head coach for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby until 22 June 2024. [3]
Leicester end 2023 by beating a much-changed Bath side, who miss the chance to go top of the Premiership. Premiership: Leicester 35-22 Bath - Tigers end year with bonus-point win Skip to main content
Duggan made his Leicester debut as a 21 year old on 3 January 1970 against Bath playing 13 times in his first season. In 1971 as rugby union's point system changed Duggan scored Leicester's last three point try and then their first four-point try. Duggan played for the Midlands against the All Blacks but turned down an England trial as he was ...