It wasn’t to be. Tiger’s biggest game in six years came to a disappointing end in their semi-final defeat to a powerful Leinster side. Though there can be pride in the way Tigers fought back, they’ll be frustration that they let the game get away from them in the first half. 20–0 down was always going to be too big a mountain to climb ...

In some respects, the best club teams in England and Ireland facing off is deserving of a semi-final or even a final. Instead it’s the quarter-finals of the European Heineken Champions Cup where they meet at Welford Road this Saturday. Leinster bring a team packed with internationals. It really isn’t far off being the full Ireland inte...

After the controversial end to last year’s encounter with Bristol at Welford Road, Leicester fans will have enjoyed the drubbing Tigers dished out to the Bears on Saturday. And to do it while celebrating the career of Tom Youngs made it all the sweeter. It was a commanding performance by the Tigers. Scoring eight tries, they outplayed ...

Tigers go into Saturday’s game against Bristol looking to secure a home semi-final in the Premiership playoffs. A few fans will no doubt also be keen to see Tigers avenge their controversial defeat to the Bears last time they came to visit Welford Road. When the sides met at Ashton Gate on Boxing Day, Leicester beat Bristol 28-26. They...

Like most Tigers fans, I’ve been fully caught up in what has been a remarkable season. Even after our outstanding unbeaten run came to an end, we have continued to push on. We currently sit top of the league, we’re in the quarter-finals of Europe, and our third/fourth team made it to the semi-finals of the Premiership Cup. Amazing! But...

It’s fair to say this was a fair old thrashing Tigers got given by a strong London Irish side in the Premiership Cup semi-final. Whereas in previous rounds, Leicester’s mix of youth and experience had been able to stand up to most tests, this side sadly crumbled. Some will argue that it wasn’t in the spirit of the competition for Irish...

There’s barely time to keep up with all the games Tigers have at the moment! It’s back to the Premiership Cup again for Tigers and another mid-week game. Leicester continue their approach of mixing youth with experience as the tournament reaches the semi-final stage. Jack van Poortvliet adds both youth and experience as he captains the...

It wasn’t to be. Despite getting into a second half lead, and bringing on a host of high impact players off the bench, Tigers were unable to get control of the game against Harlequins on Saturday at The Stoop. A mere losing bonus point leaves us sitting just four points ahead of Saracens now and still needing to secure a home semi-fina...

Tigers head down to Twickenham Stoop, home of Harlequins, to face last year’s Premiership champions. Leicester came out on top with a narrow 16–14 victory at Welford Road in December, but 2017/18 was the last time they did the double over the London side. Harlequins go into the the game on the back of five back-to-back league wins. Tig...

Saturday saw Clermont visit Welford Road for the return leg of the last 16 Heineken Champions cup match. Starting with a 19 point deficit, it was always going to be a big ask for Clermont to turn the tie around. And so it proved. It wasn’t for want of trying though. The French outfit threw everything at Tigers in the opening exchanges,...

After a resounding win away in France in the first leg last weekend, Tigers welcome Clermont to Mattioli Woods Welford Road for the conclusion. They take a 19 point advantage into the game and it’s hard to see anything other than a Tigers win. That said, you can be sure that such complacency from we fans will not be anywhere near this ...

Leicester’s record in France in recent years has been dismal. In this season of seasons though, Tigers pulled off a second win on French soil. Most Tiger’s fans would probably have taken a narrow loss as acceptable from the first-leg, trusting that a win at home in the return would carry them through to the quarter finals. As it is, th...

Tigers had a bye week in the Premiership last week. The timing was good for Leicester. Their international players got some well-earned recovery time. But it also gave the squad a chance to fully focus on their Heineken Champions Cup double-header with Clermont. We’re now getting towards the business end of the season. Games suddenly h...

With the game not televised, and my not being able to attend in person, we have a special guest to write the 3–2–1 post-match review this time. Elliot Butlin writes the excellent ‘A View from LE2’ blog and is also one half of ‘The Rolling Maul’ Tigers fan podcast. If you’ve not added that to your podcast feed already, what are you wait...

It’s only a day since Tigers played and beat Exeter but they’re back announcing their team for the Premiership Cup game at home to London Irish tomorrow. Tigers go into the game probably needing a bonus point win to secure a place the semi-finals. Even with that, the format means they could be left depending on the results of other tea...

What a win! No matter how this win came about, after our dismal record at Sandy Park, this win was always going to be worthy of a big celebration. Exeter have been one of the top two sides in England for a number of years now; beating them on their own turf is all the confirmation needed of Tiger’s progress this season. From the moment...

2014 was the last time Leicester Tigers won at Sandy Park, home of the Exeter Chiefs. It’s a dismal run of defeats but one Tigers are more than capable of ending when they meet on Sunday. Both sides have their international players available again. With Tigers keen to secure a home semi-final in the play-offs, and the Chiefs having ple...

Leicester Tigers tasted defeat for the first time in the Premiership Rugby Cup on Friday night. After fighting their way back from behind, a late Falcons try meant Tigers didn’t even come away with a losing bonus point. Our four tries did ensure we came away with a try-bonus point at least. Considering the experience gap between the tw...

Tigers scored seven tries in a strong win over London Irish last weekend. Friday night brings a change of pace as the league has a pause and the Premiership Rugby Cup takes centre stage. 📺 Kick off is 7.45pm on Friday 18 March. The game is live on BT Sport. With both teams giving plenty of first team players a well deserved break, this...

This is the first of what I intend to be a regular feature on this blog where a different Tigers fan answers the same set of seven questions. I hope it’ll provide a mix of informal and interesting insights and perspectives from those of us who love following Leicester Tigers. I figured it was only fair that I go first. So here goes. 1....

Another home win for Tigers. And another five points closer to securing a home semi-final in the playoffs. It was a solid performance by Leicester against dangerous opponents. The early red card for Irish always left the result in little doubt, but they put up a fight and scored a couple of wonder tries. Tigers ended up scoring seven t...

Something has been lingering in my subconscious all week, not quite rising to the surface, but there. Definitely there. It’s taken a week, but some clarity has now come. It’s to do with the way Saracens celebrated beating us last week. They really celebrated. There was an intensity and passion there. Without going back and watching all...

Leicester Tigers face a resurgent London Irish at Mattioli Woods Welford Road this weekend. Their unbeaten home record is sure to face one of its toughest tests of the season to date. Irish have lost just once in 2022. They’ve done the double over Exeter Chiefs and came away with a win and a draw in their games against Saracens. They’r...

I’ve no intention of using this blog to write match reports on Tigers games. Plenty of local and national sites offer that with a level of quality and timeliness I can’t compete with. I’ll simply link to them each week. Instead, my aim is to reflect after each game on three positives, two areas for improvement, and one talking point. I...

The RugbyPass website is reporting that Leicester Tigers former CEO, Simon Cohen, is set to sue the club: “RugbyPass understands that the ex-Tigers CEO is set to appear in court this Monday in Leicester and is suing for unfair dismissal and for loss of earnings, arising out of his exit from the club. ” Cohen departed the club in May 20...

Steve Borthwick, Tigers head coach, spoke to the official website ahead of Saturday’s game against Saracens. Here’s what he had to say: “This is an exciting challenge for us, up against a squad of their calibre and experience. I am certain too that the return of Mark McCall this week, which is fantastic to see, has been a big boost to ...

After beating Gloucester last time out, Tigers head down the M1 to face second-placed Saracens at the StoneX stadium. Kick off is 3pm on Saturday 5 March. The game is live on BT Sport. Despite Tigers 16 point lead over Saracens in table, head coach Steve Borthwick said this week that he still considers them to be the best team in Engla...

Leicester Tigers face Saracens, away at the StoneX stadium, this Saturday. It will be interesting, as always, to see what team Steve Borthwick, the Tigers head coach, goes for. When the teams faced each other at Mattioli Woods Welford Road back in October, Tigers came away with the points thanks to a last minute penalty try, subsequent...