Leicester Lions RFC

Leicester Lions
Full name Leicester Lions Rugby Football Club
Union Leicestershire RU
Founded 1999 (1999)
Location Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Ground(s) Westleigh Park (Capacity: 2,000[1])
League(s) National League 2 North
2017−18 12th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/leicesterlions/

Leicester Lions are a rugby union club who currently play in National League 2 North. The Lions are a leading amateur club in Leicester and along with South Leicester and Hinckley are the senior clubs in Leicestershire after Guinness Premiership side Leicester Tigers and Loughborough Students RUFC. The club was formed as a result of an amalgamation between two local clubs in 1999, these being Westleigh RFC (established in 1904) and Wigston RFC (established in 1946).[2]

Leicester Lions boast several high-profile names amongst their former and current players and coaching staff. Jason Aldwinckle, the former Leicester Tigers' hooker is Head Coach of the club, whilst the Club Captain is England Counties outside back Gareth Collins (he has since left the club and is coaching at Melton Mowbray). Notable former Lions, Westleigh and Wigston players include England World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson, England lock Louis Deacon, Tigers back-rower Brett Deacon and Gloucester and England centre Billy Twelvetrees.

Honours

Leicester Lions

  1. ↑ Parent clubs Wigston and Westleigh also won the Leicestershire County Cup multiple times, with Wigston winning the cup once and Westleigh five times.

Current standings

2018–19 National League 2 North Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Hull Ionians7601221145766030
2Hinckley7601236160765029
3Sedgley Park7502233169645126
4Huddersfield7502164135294226
5Chester650114994553124
6Fylde7403212162505223
7Stourbridge7403200174264020
8South Leicester7313189212-233017
9Wharfedale730416815994117
10Sheffield Tigers7304180187-73217
11Preston Grasshoppers7205179205-265316
11Otley7304123174-512014
13Leicester Lions7205165177-123213
14Tynedale6114188196-85213
15Macclesfield7106116242-126206
16Peterborough Lions7106103235-132116
  • If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Difference between points for and against
  3. Total number of points for
  4. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  5. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled
Green background is the promotion place. Blue background is the play-off place. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 13 October 2018
Source: "National League 2 North". NCA Rugby.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv3/leicesterlions.php
  2. ↑ "History". Leicester Lions RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.


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