The Heineken Cup Semi-Final between Cardiff Blues and Leicester Tigerswill be at The Millennium Stadium on Sunday 3 May 2009. Cardiff Blues blew away Toulouse and Leicester Tigers did for Bath in the quarter-finals. Both teams play an exciting brand of rugby and with this in mind we can expect a physical and skilful semi-final. Buy Heineken Cup semi-final tickets The … [Read more...]
Leicester Tigers unplug Bath
Leicester Tigers beat Bath in a thrilling physical encounter at the Walkers Stadium. Half time and the score was 6-7 to Bath thanks to a Berne try. The second period and the game continued to ebb and flow with both sides willing to run the ball and bot defences making big hits. In the final minutes with the game locked at 15-15 it was a piece of luck coupled with quick … [Read more...]
Leeds Carnegie sign coaching duo from Leicester
National Division One club Leeds Carnegie have appointed Andy Key, as their new Director of Rugby and Neil Back MBE, as Head Coach, both on three year contracts from Leicester Tigers. Key and Back will succeed former Director of Rugby Stuart Lancaster, who has joined the RFU as their new Head of Elite Player Development. Confirming the appointment Leeds Carnegie Chairman Prof … [Read more...]
Leicester new sponsor for 2009
After many years with Bradstone as the club sponsors, Leicester Tigers will now be sponsored by Caterpillar for at least the next five years. It would seem that they have an exclusive deal. We thought you might like to see a couple of examples of the strong corporate logo: Caterpillar Leicester Shirts All the signs are that the new shirt will look similar to last season … [Read more...]
Wasps claim the Guinness premiership Title
Tries by Tom Rees and Josh Lewsey, plus 13 points from the boot of Mark van Gisbergen put Wasps 23-6 up at half-time and we all thought that was game over. But write Leicester off at your peril. Tries from Tom Varndell and Harry Ellis closed the gap but an off day for Andy Goode and 4 missed kicks in the second half proved the difference between the sides. It was Wasps' fourth … [Read more...]