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Leicester Tigers v Gloucester Rugby preview

Friday 19 February 2010

Leicester Tigers have won their last four games in the Guinness Premiership since the 22-24 reversal at London Wasps on 6 December.
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Leicester dig deep to regain Premiership lead

Monday 15 February 2010

Leicester Tigers moved back to the top of the English Premiership after producing a gritty display to defeat struggling Leeds Carnegie 14-9 on Sunday.
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Tigers down Leeds and reclaim top spot

Sunday 14 February 2010

Leicester Tigers took a 14-9 victory from their clash against Leeds Carnegie at Headingley Stadium on Sunday, returning to the top of the Guinness Premiership with their success over the tough defence of the last-placed club.
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Tigers can't afford to keep supplying England

Friday 5 February 2010

Leicester Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill feels that the Tigers are being penalised by supplying England with players. The RFU pay Leicester £146,500 for every England player
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Tuqiri switches Leicester for Australia's Tigers

Thursday 4 February 2010

Fiji-born Australia wing Lote Tuqiri Thursday announced he would switch codes and countries, leaving England's Leicester for a three-year contract with Australian rugby league club Wests Tigers.
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Murphy to leave Leicester Tigers for Munster

Tuesday 2 February 2010

Leicester back Johne Murphy will leave the Tigers at the end of the current season to join Munster on a two year deal. Ireland A international Murphy joined the Tigers
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Seven England players sign with Tigers

Monday 1 February 2010

Leicester Tigers have announced that seven England qualified players have agreed contract extensions with the club. England internationals Louis
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Leicester Tigers bash Bath in LV= Cup

Friday 29 January 2010

Leicester stormed to the top of Pool 1 as they recorded a comfortable 27-11 Anglo Welsh LV= Cup victory over Bath at Welford Road on Friday night.
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Leicester Tigers vs Bath LV= Cup Preview

Thursday 28 January 2010

Lucas Amorosino, Billy Twelvetrees and Harry Ellis return to the Leicester Tigers line-up for Friday evening's Anglo Welsh LV= Cup tie at home to Bath Rugby.
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Tigers demand Ospreys Heineken Cup rematch

Tuesday 26 January 2010

A shadow has been cast over the Ospreys' European Cup quarter-final place after officials announced Monday they would be looking into how they managed to have 16 players on the field against Leicester.
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Tigers lodge complaint over Ospreys 16th man

Saturday 23 January 2010

Leicester Tigers have lodged an official complaint against their Heineken Cup opponents the Ospreys who played for just over one minute of their match at Liberty Stadium with a 16th man on the field.
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Cockerill admits Leicester were not good enough

Saturday 23 January 2010

Leicester Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill admitted his side weren't quite good enough to progress to the knockout stages after their European dream ended with defeat at the Ospreys on Saturday afternoon.
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Mauger confirms return to New Zealand

Thursday 21 January 2010

Aaron Mauger has confirmed that he will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season and return to New Zealand where he will try and win back his place in the All Blacks for the 2011 World Cup.
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Leicester Tigers put Viadana to the sword

Saturday 16 January 2010

Leicester Tigers put Viadana to the sword with a 47-8 victory in the Heineken Cup at Welford Road in Leicester on Saturday.
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Cockerill hails Tigers stinging of London Wasps

Monday 11 January 2010

Richard Cockerill hailed Leicester's 34-8 victory over Wasps as the Tigers climbed to the top of the Guinness Premiership. Trailing 8-3 shortly before half-time following Mark van Gisbergen's second-minute try and after Danny
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Tuqiri breaks the ice with Leicester Tigers

Saturday 9 January 2010

Lote Tuqiri scored his first tries for Leicester as the Tigers thrashed Wasps 34-8 to move to the top of the English Premier League table on Saturday.
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Leicester Football Club nicknamed Leicester Tigers are an English rugby union club that plays in the Guinness Premiership.

The Leicester Tigers Rugby club has been the most successful English club of the professional era, winning the Heineken Cup twice and the league five times under the captaincy of Martin Johnson, all in the space of 7 years.

Leicester Tigers Rugby Club are one of only four teams (along with Gloucester, Bath and Wasps) never to have been relegated from the top division, and they have never finished a league season below 6th position.

Leicester Tigers biggest rivals are Bath, London Wasps and Northampton Saints. The rivalry with Northampton is known as the East Midlands Derby.

 
 
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Guinness Premiership Rugby

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
1
Leicester Tigers 17 11 1 5 365 226 54
2
Northampton Saints 16 12 0 4 328 227 52
3
Saracens 16 10 1 5 267 236 46
4
London Wasps 16 10 0 6 276 268 43
5
London Irish 16 8 3 5 346 250 43
6
Bath Rugby 16 7 2 7 277 253 38
7
Gloucester Rugby 16 6 1 9 329 324 32
8
Harlequins 16 6 2 8 263 338 32
9
Newcastle Falcons 16 4 4 8 205 251 28
10
Leeds Carnegie 16 5 1 10 227 352 27
11
Worcester Warriors 16 3 4 9 226 282 25
12
Sale Sharks 15 4 1 10 213 315 23
Last update : 08/03/10 - Updated each monday
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