Leicester Football Club, founded 1880. Death or Glory Boys to Tigers. Twice European champions. 11 times English champions.
Leicester, England
Joined September 2020
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Still making unambiguous salutes to rugby in general and @LeicesterTigers in particular. Only elsewhere.
OTD: FIVE NATIONS 1923
England 7 (Price 1t, Smallwood 1d)
Wales 3 (Michael 1t)
Twickenham, 20 January
@LeicesterTigers Alastair Smallwood stars with a winning drop goal. Tries were worth three and drop goals four. Newspaper images courtesy of the ever vigilante @AberflyarfRFC
OTD: HEINEKEN CUP 2007
Munster 6
@LeicesterTigers 13 (G Murphy 1t, Smith 1t, Humphreys 1p)
Thormond Park, 20 January
Many pints are drunk as the Tigers become the first European side to win at Thormond Park.
Streetwise to save yourselves for the knockout stage.
Biggest European defeat: 0-43 v Glasgow in 2017
Biggest competitive defeat: 0-45 v Bath in 2014
Biggest all-time defeat: 10-85 v Barbarians in 2000
Give ‘em the old @LeicesterTigers razzle dazzle. #TOUvLEI
TIGERS v TOULOUSE
@LeicesterTigers’ second French European Cup opponents after Pau in 1996. The first fixture was a memorable semi-final performance.
First Match: 4 Jan 1997 (h) won 37-11
Most Recent: 20 Jan 2013 (h) won 9-5
Overall: P9 W4 D0 L5
Champions Cup: P8 W4 D0 L4
OTD: 1996
@LeicesterTigers 38 (Tarbuck 2t, Hackney 1t, J Wingham 1t, West 1t, Liley 1t 4c)
Bedford 13
Welford Road, 19 January
The match is abandoned after 70 minutes due to floodlight failure, but the result stands.
COLIN GERALD MARTIN
Born on 19 January 1933, Colin Martin provided the club with the tough edge and tactical awareness that is expected at @LeicesterTigers to this day.
He played his final game against Exeter in 1966, and in his last two years with the club he had an informal coaching role, paving the way for a new way of playing and the era of Chalkie White before returning home.
OTD: 1985
@LeicesterTigers 20 (Evans 2t, Cusworth 1t, Richards 1t, Hare 2c)
Bedford 0
Welford Road, 19 January
Tigers are three games into an 11 match unbeaten run, and complete a double over the Blues in a game switched to Leicester.
TIGERS v TOULOUSE
@LeicesterTigers’ second French European Cup opponents after Pau in 1996. The first fixture was a memorable semi-final performance.
First Match: 4 Jan 1997 (h) won 37-11
Most Recent: 20 Jan 2013 (h) won 9-5
Overall: P9 W4 D0 L5
Champions Cup: P8 W4 D0 L4
The one non-Heineken/Champions Cup game was the 2001 Orange Cup. A super cup between the French and English champions.
OTD: ORANGE CUP 2001
Toulouse 30
@LeicesterTigers 15 (Goode 4p, 1d)
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse, 25 August
The first battle between the French and English champions with a trophy on the line goes to the hosts. Tigers would beat Biarritz in 2002.
OTD: COURAGE LEAGUE 1997
@LeicesterTigers 53 (Greenwood 1t, Underwood 1t, Healey 1t, Stransky 1t, Penalty 1t, Lloyd 1t, Liley 4c 5p)
Bristol 19
Welford Road, 18 January
Martin Corry’s last game against Leicester doesn’t go to plan, as the Tigers briefly top the table.
OTD: HEINEKEN CUP 2003
@LeicesterTigers 36 (Murphy 1t, Hamilton 1t, Kronfeld 1t, Kay 1t, Stimpson 2c 4p)
Neath 11
Welford Road, 18 January
Ospreylians have always been frequent visitors to Leicester. Tigers would top the group after drawing their opening match at the Gnoll.
Nearly a decade on from his @LeicesterTigers debut, Derek Jelley’s appearance was his last for the club.
DEREK ARTHUR JELLEY
Born on 4 March 1972, Derek Jelley played with @LeicesterTigers for close to ten years in multiple championship winning teams.
The first classic @LeicesterTigers European performance was 28 years ago this month.