Leicester Tigers in Cup Finals

This article is about the results and history of Leicester Tigers in cup finals. Leicester Tigers are a prominent rugby union club in England and compete in major national and continental finals. Leicester have competed in 44 major finals winning 27 and losing 17.

Summary Table

Competition	Date	Opponent	Result	For	Against	Venue	Attendance	Ref
Midlands Counties Cup	23 March 1889	Moseley	L	0	6	The Butts, Coventry	4,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	4 April 1891	Coventry	L	0	8	Rugby Cricket Club		^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	31 March 1894	Coventry	L	0	11	Rugby Cricket Club		^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	6 April 1898	Moseley	W	5	3	The Butts, Coventry		^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	1 April 1899	Nuneaton	W	20	3	The Butts, Coventry	8,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	31 March 1900	Moseley	W	13	4	The Butts, Coventry	10,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	30 March 1901	Moseley	W	8	3	Rugby Cricket Club		^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	29 March 1902	Moseley	W	5	0	The Butts, Coventry	8,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	4 April 1903	Rugby	W	18	0	The Butts, Coventry	6,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	2 April 1904	Moseley	W	13	3	Burton-on-Trent	5,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	1 April 1905	Nottingham	W	31	0	The Butts, Coventry	10,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	3 April 1909	Coventry	W	8	3	Nottingham	4,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	2 April 1910	Coventry	W	8	6	Nuneaton	10,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	30 March 1912	Coventry	W	16	0	Rugby Cricket Club	3,000	^[1]
Midlands Counties Cup	5 April 1913	Belgrave Premier Works	W	39	8	Welford Road, Leicester	2,853	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	15 April 1978	Gloucester	L	3	6	Twickenham, London	24,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	21 April 1979	Moseley	W	15	12	Twickenham, London	18,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	19 April 1980	London Irish	W	21	9	Twickenham, London	27,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	2 May 1981	Gosforth	W	22	15	Twickenham, London	24,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	30 April 1983	Bristol	L	22	28	Twickenham, London	34,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	29 April 1989	Bath	L	6	10	Twickenham, London	59,300	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	1 May 1993	Harlequins	W	23	16	Twickenham, London	54,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	7 May 1994	Bath	L	9	21	Twickenham, London	68,000	^[1]
RFU Knock-out Cup	4 May 1996	Bath	L	15	16	Twickenham, London	75,000	^[1]
Heineken Cup	25 January 1997	Brive	L	9	28	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	41,664	^[2]
RFU Knock-out Cup	10 May 1997	Sale	W	9	3	Twickenham, London	75,000	^[1]
Zurich Championship	13 May 2001	Bath	W	22	10	Twickenham, London	33,500	^[3]
Heineken Cup	19 May 2001	Stade Français	W	34	30	Parc des Princes, Paris	44,000	^[4]
Heineken Cup	25 May 2002	Munster	W	15	9	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	74,600	^[5]
Premiership	14 May 2005	London Wasps	L	14	39	Twickenham, London	60,762	^[6]
Premiership	27 May 2006	Sale Sharks	L	20	45	Twickenham, London	58,000	^[7]
Anglo-Welsh Cup	15 April 2007	Ospreys	W	41	35	Twickenham, London	43,312	^[8]
Premiership	12 May 2007	Gloucester	W	44	16	Twickenham, London	59,400	^[9]
Heineken Cup	20 May 2007	London Wasps	L	9	25	Twickenham, London	81,076	^[10]
Anglo-Welsh Cup	12 April 2008	Ospreys	L	6	23	Twickenham, London	65,756	^[11]
Premiership	31 May 2008	London Wasps	L	16	26	Twickenham, London	81,600	^[12]
Premiership	16 May 2009	London Irish	W	10	9	Twickenham, London	81,601	^[13]
Heineken Cup	23 May 2009	Leinster	L	16	19	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	66,523	^[14]
Premiership	29 May 2010	Saracens	W	33	27	Twickenham, London	81,600	^[15]
Premiership	28 May 2011	Saracens	L	18	22	Twickenham, London	80,016	^[16]
Anglo-Welsh Cup	18 March 2012	Northampton	W	26	14	Sixways, Worcester	11,895	^[17]
Premiership	26 May 2012	Harlequins	L	23	30	Twickenham, London	81,779	^[18]
Premiership	25 May 2013	Northampton	W	37	17	Twickenham, London	81,703	^[19]
Anglo-Welsh Cup	19 March 2017	Exeter Chiefs	W	16	12	The Stoop, London	6,834	^[20]

Midland Counties Cup

Win Loss

23 March 1889	Moseley	6 – 0	Leicester	The Butts, Coventry
		^[1]		Attendance: 4,000

4 April 1891	Coventry	8 – 0	Leicester	Rugby Cricket Club
		^[1]

31 March 1894	Coventry	11 – 0	Leicester	Rugby Cricket Club
		^[1]

6 April 1898	Leicester	5 – 3	Moseley	The Butts, Coventry
	Try: P.Oscroft Con: F.Jones	^[1]

1 April 1899	Leicester	20 – 3	Nuneaton	The Butts, Coventry
	Try: F.Jones (3) H.Wilkinson (2) Woodyatt Con: F.Jones	^[1]		Attendance: 8,000

31 March 1900	Leicester	13 – 4	Moseley	The Butts, Coventry
	Try: F.Jones (2) Foreman Con: A.O.Jones F.Jones	^[1]		Attendance: 10,000

30 March 1901	Leicester	8 – 3	Moseley	Rugby Cricket Club
	Try: Foreman H.Wilkinson Con: A.O.Jones	^[1]

29 March 1902	Leicester	5 – 0	Moseley	The Butts, Coventry
	Try: A.Hind Con: Butlin	^[1]		Attendance: 8,000

4 April 1903	Leicester	18 – 0	Rugby	The Butts, Coventry
	Try: A.Hind (2) Miles Dakin Con: A.O.Jones (3)	^[1]		Attendance: 6,000

2 April 1904	Leicester	13 – 3	Moseley	Burton on Trent
	Try: Russell D.Atkins Sutton Con: A.O.Jones (2)	^[1]		Attendance: 5,000

1 April 1905	Leicester	31 – 0	Nottingham	The Butts, Coventry
	Try: A.Hind (3) Parsons (3) Hills Con: J.Jackett A.O.Jones Matthews Drop: Braithwaite	^[1]		Attendance: 10,000

3 April 1909	Leicester	8 – 3	Coventry	Nottingham
	Try: P.Lawrie (2) Con: Grimson	^[1]		Attendance: 4,000

2 April 1910	Leicester	8 – 6	Coventry	Nuneaton
	Try: P.Wood Con: J.Jackett Mark:J.Jackett	^[1]		Attendance: 10,000

30 March 1912	Leicester	16 – 0	Coventry	Rugby Cricket Club
	Try: P.Lawrie Hogarth Greasley Con: Bream (2) Pen: Bream	^[1]		Attendance: 3,000

5 April 1913	Leicester	39 – 8	Belgrave Premier Works	Welford Road, Leicester
	Try: Dalby (3) Hunter (2) P.Lawrie (2) Farmer (2) Greasley T.Taylor Con: Hunter P.Lawrie Bream	^[1]		Attendance: 2,853

RFU Knock-out Cup

Launched in 1971 the Cup was the first nationwide competition for rugby union clubs in England. It was a straight knock-out cup format, teams were not seeded however with the introduction of leagues the top division side such as Leicester joined the competition in later rounds, and ran until 2005 when it was replaced by the Anglo-Welsh Cup. Tigers played in 10 finals, winning 5.

Win Loss

15 April 1978	Gloucester	6 – 3	Leicester	Twickenham, London
	Try: Richard Mogg Con: Peter Butler		Pen: Dusty Hare	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Roger Quittenton (London)

Team details


	15	Peter Butler
	14	Bob Clewes
	13	Brian Vine
	12	Richard Jardine
	11	Richard Mogg
	10	Christopher Williams
	9	Paul Howell
	8	Vivian Woodley
	7	John Simonett
	6	John Watkins (c)
	5	John Fidler
	4	Stephen Boyle
	3	Mike Burton
	2	Stephen Mills
	1	Gordon Sargent
Replacements:
	16	Ron Etheridge
	17	Dave Pointon
	18	Peter Kingston
	19	Mike Curran
	20	Fred Reed
	21	Eddie Pinkney
Coach:


	O	Dusty Hare
	N	John Duggan
	M	Paul Dodge
	L	Brian Hall (c)
	K	Bob Barker
	J	Bleddyn Jones
	I	Steve Kenney
	G	Dave Forfar
	H	Garry Adey
	F	Steve Johnson
	E	Arthur Hazelrigg
	D	Nick Joyce
	C	Steve Redfern
	B	Peter Wheeler
	A	Ray Needham
Replacements:
	P	Robin Money
	Q	Bill Reichwald
	R	T Walley
	S	Angus Collington
	T	John White
	U	Dosser Smith
Coach:
Chalkie White

21 April 1979	Leicester	15 – 12	Moseley	Twickenham, London
	Try: Steve Kenney Con: Dusty Hare Pen: Dusty Hare 2 Drop: Dusty Hare	"Report".	Try: Bob Laird Con: Richard Akenhead Pen: Richard Akenhead Drop: Martin Cooper	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Alan Welsby (Lancashire)

Team details


	O	Dusty Hare
	N	Mick Newton
	M	Terry Burwell
	L	Paul Dodge
	K	Tim Barnwell
	J	Les Cusworth
	I	Steve Kenney
	G	Garry Adey
	H	Ian "Dosser" Smith
	F	Steve Johnson
	E	Arthur Hazelrigg
	D	Nick Joyce
	C	Steve Redfern
	B	Peter Wheeler (c)
	A	Robin Cowling
Replacements:
	P	Angus Collington
	Q	Brian Hall
	R	Jim Kempin
	S	Jez Krych
	T	Tim Walley
	U	John White
Coach:
Chalkie White


	15	Richard Akenhead
	14	Alan Thomas
	13	Malcolm Swain
	12	Barrie Corless
	11	Bob Laird
	10	Martin Cooper (c)
	9	Chris Gifford
	8	Derek Nutt
	7	Nick Jeavons
	6	Russ Field
	5	Barry Ayre
	4	John Beale
	3	Kevin Astley
	2	Gary Cox
	1	W H Greaves
Replacements:
	16	Andy Watson-Jones for Corless (30m)
	17	Steve King for Nutt (50m)
Coach:

19 April 1980	Leicester	21 – 9	London Irish	Twickenham, London
	Pen: Dusty Hare 4 Drop: Dusty Hare Les Cusworth 2		Try: Mike Smythe Con: Clive Meanwell Pen: Clive Meanwell	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Colin High (Manchester/Cumbria)

Team details


	O	Dusty Hare
	N	Tim Barnwell
	M	Clive Woodward
	L	Paul Dodge
	K	Terry Burwell
	J	Les Cusworth
	I	Steve Kenney
	G	Garry Adey
	H	Ian "Dosser" Smith
	F	Steve Johnson
	E	Nigel Gillingham
	D	Nick Joyce
	C	Steve Redfern
	B	Peter Wheeler (c)
	A	Robin Cowling
Replacements:
	P	Angus Collington
	Q	Mark Duffelen
	R	Brian Hall
	S	Andy Key
	T	Mick Merriman
	U	Ray Needham
Coach:
Chalkie White


	15	Duncan Leopold
	14	Roger McKibbin
	13	Alastair McKibbin
	12	Paul O'Donnell
	11	Clive Meanwell
	10	Hugh Condon
	9	Barry Murphy
	8	K S Short
	7	John O'Driscoll (c)
	6	Jim Sheehan
	5	Mike Smythe
	4	Walter Jones
	3	Les White
	2	Guy Beringer
	1	Alex Newberry
Replacements:
	16	David McCracken for Smythe (43m)
Coach:

2 May 1981	Leicester	22 – 15	Gosforth	Twickenham, London
	Try: Steve Kenney Tim Barnwell Dusty Hare Con: Dusty Hare 2 Pen: Dusty Hare 3		Try: Bob Cunnimgham Con: David Johnson Pen: David Johnson 2 Brian Patrick	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Roger Quittenton (London & Sussex Societies)

Team details


	O	Dusty Hare
	N	Kevin Williams
	L	Clive Woodward
	M	Paul Dodge
	K	Tim Barnwell
	J	Les Cusworth
	I	Steve Kenney
	G	Garry Adey
	H	Ian "Dosser" Smith
	F	Steve Johnson
	E	Nick Jackson
	D	Nick Joyce
	C	Steve Redfern
	B	Peter Wheeler (c)
	A	Robin Cowling
Replacements:
	P	Angus Collington for Johnson (82m)
	Q	Chris Tressler
	R	Wayne Richardson
	S	Mick Merriman
	T	Andy Key
	U	Brian Hall
Coach:
Chalkie White


	15	Brian Patrick
	14	Stuart Archer
	13	Richard Breakey
	12	Alan MacMillan
	11	Neil McDowall
	10	David Johnson
	9	Malcolm Young
	8	John Butler
	7	Simon Smith
	6	Terry Roberts
	5	Steve Bainbridge
	4	Bob Anderson
	3	Jeff Bell
	2	Bob Cunningham
	1	Colin White (c)
Replacements:
	16	Steve Gustard
	17	John Storey
	18	Ian Ramage
	19	Stuart Lewis
	20	John Blissett
	21	Paul Simpson
Coach:
David Robinson

30 April 1983	Bristol	28 – 22	Leicester	Twickenham, London
	Try: John Carr 2 Simon Hogg Bob Hesford Con: Stuart Barnes 3 Pen: Stuart Barnes 2		Try: Barry Evans Ian "Dosser" Smith Con: Les Cusworth Pen: Les Cusworth 4	Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Roger Quittenton (London)

Team details


	A	Huw Duggan
	B	Alan Morley
	C	Ralph Knibbs
	D	Simon Hogg
	E	John Carr
	F	Stuart Barnes
	G	Richard Harding
	O	John Doubleday
	N	Kevin Bogira
	M	Austin Sheppard
	L	Pete Polledri
	K	Nigel Pomphrey
	J	Alf Troughton
	I	Mike Rafter (c)
	H	Bob Hesford
Replacements:
	P	Dave Palmer
	Q	Phil Cue
	R	Dave Sorrell
	S	Lawrence Yandell
	T	Mark Tomlin
	U	Peter Stiff
Coach:
Dave Tyler


	O	Ian Dodson
	N	Barry Evans
	M	Paul Dodge
	L	Clive Woodward
	K	Tim Barnwell
	J	Les Cusworth
	I	Nick Youngs
	A	Stuart Redfern
	B	Peter Wheeler
	C	Steve Redfern
	D	Nigel Gillingham
	E	Malcolm Foulkes-Arnold
	F	Steve Johnson (c)
	H	Ian "Dosser" Smith
	G	Dean Richards
Replacements:
	P	Ian Bates for Barnwell
	Q	Nick Jackson
	R	Steve Kenney
	S	Mike Poulson
	T	Wayne Richardson
	U	Chris Tressler
Coach:

29 April 1989	Bath	10 – 6	Leicester	Twickenham, London
	Try: Stuart Barnes Pen: Stuart Barnes 2		Pen: Dusty Hare 2	Attendance: 59,300 Referee: Fred Howard (Liverpool)

Team details


	16	John Palmer
	15	Tony Swift
	14	Simon Halliday
	12	Jeremy Guscott
	11	Fred Sagoe
	10	Stuart Barnes (c)
	9	Richard Hill
	8	Dave Egerton
	7	Jon Hall
	6	Damian Cronin
	5	John Morrison
	4	Andy Robinson
	3	Maurice 'Richard' Lee
	2	Graham Dawe
	1	Gareth Chilcott
Replacements:
	16	Steve Knight
	17	Keith Hoskin
	18	Jimmy Deane
	19	Victor Ubogu
	20	Nigel Redman
	21	Paul Simpson for Egerton
Coach:
Jack Rowell


	O	Dusty Hare
	N	Barry Evans
	M	Paul Dodge (c)
	L	Ian Bates
	K	Rory Underwood
	J	Les Cusworth
	I	Aadel Kardooni
	A	Stuart Redfern
	B	Troy Thacker
	C	Steve Redfern
	D	Malcolm Foulks-Arnold
	E	Tom Smith
	F	John Wells
	H	Ian "Dosser" Smith
	G	Dean Richards
Replacements:
	P	Tony Underwood
	Q	Jez Harris
	R	Steve Kenney
	S	Dave Kitching
	T	Chris Tressler
	U	Adey Marriott
Coach:

1 May 1993	Leicester	23 – 16	Harlequins	Twickenham, London
	Try: Stuart Potter Martin Johnson Con: John Liley 2 Pen: John Liley 2 Drop: Jez Harris		Try: Rob Glenister Con: Paul Challinor Pen: Paul Challinor 3	Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Tony Spreadbury (Bath)

Team details


	O	John Liley
	N	Tony Underwood
	M	Ian Bates
	L	Stuart Potter
	K	Rory Underwood
	J	Jez Harris
	I	Aadel Kardooni
	G	Dean Richards
	H	Neil Back
	F	John Wells (c)
	E	Matt Poole
	D	Martin Johnson
	C	Darren Garforth
	B	Richard Cockerill
	A	Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
	P	Laurence Boyle
	Q	Darren Grewcock
	R	Dave Hopper
	S	Chris Johnson
	T	Simon Povoas
	U	Nigel Richardson
Coach:
Ian "Dosser" Smith


	15	Kent Bray
	14	Chris Madderson
	13	Will Carling
	12	Gavin Thompson
	11	Jeff Alexander
	10	Paul Challinor
	9	Rob Glenister
	8	Chris Sheasby
	7	Peter Winterbottom (c)
	6	Mark Russell
	5	Richard Langhorn
	4	Alex Snow
	3	Andy Mullins
	2	Brian Moore
	1	Jason Leonard
Replacements:
	16	Richard Goodwin
	17	Stuart Thresher
	18	Mark Evans
	19	Martin Hobley
	20	Simon Dear
	21	Nick Kilick
Coach:

7 May 1994	Bath	21 – 9	Leicester	Twickenham, London
	Try: Tony Swift Mike Catt Con: Jon Callard Pen: Jon Callard 3		Pen: Jez Harris 3	Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (Bristol)

Team details


	16	Jon Callard
	15	Tony Swift
	14	Phil de Glanville
	12	Mike Catt
	11	Adedayo Adebayo
	10	Stuart Barnes
	9	Richard Hill
	8	Ben Clarke
	7	Jon Hall (c)
	6	Andy Robinson
	5	Andy Reed
	4	Nigel Redman
	3	Victor Ubogu
	2	Graham Dawe
	1	Dave Hilton
Replacements:
	16	Ian Sanders
	17	Tim Beddow
	18	John Mallett
	19	Steve Ojomoh for Robinson (49m)
	20	Ed Rayner
	21	Audley Lumsden
Coach:
Jack Rowell


	O	Wayne Kilford
	N	Tony Underwood
	M	Stuart Potter
	L	Laurence Boyle
	K	Rory Underwood
	J	Jez Harris
	I	Aadel Kardooni
	G	Dean Richards (c)
	H	Neil Back
	F	John Wells
	E	Matt Poole
	D	Martin Johnson
	C	Darren Garforth
	B	Richard Cockerill
	A	Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
	P	Niall Malone
	Q	Jamie Hamilton
	R	Derek Jelley
	S	Chris Johnson
	T	Chris Tarbuck
	U	Bill Drake-Lee
Coach:
Ian "Dosser" Smith

4 May 1996	Bath	16 – 15	Leicester	Twickenham, London
	Try: Penalty Try Con: Jon Callard Pen: Jon Callard 2 Drop: Mike Catt		Try: Niall Malone Matt Poole Con: John Liley Pen: John Liley	Attendance: 75,000 (World Record) Referee: Steve Lander (Liverpool)

Team details


	16	Jon Callard
	15	Audley Lumsden
	14	Phil de Glanville (c)
	12	Adedayo Adebayo
	11	Jon Sleightholme
	10	Mike Catt
	9	Andy Nicol
	8	Eric Peters
	7	Steve Ojomoh
	6	Andy Robinson
	5	Nigel Redman
	4	Martin Haag
	3	John Mallett
	2	Graham Dawe
	1	Dave Hilton
Replacements:
	16	Richard Butland
	17	Ian Sanders
	18	Darren Crompton
	19	Neil McCarthy
	20	Andy Reed
	21	Ed Pearce
Coach:
Brian Ashton


	O	John Liley
	N	Steve Hackney
	M	Stuart Potter
	L	Richie Robinson
	K	Rory Underwood
	J	Niall Malone
	I	Aadel Kardooni
	G	Dean Richards (c)
	H	Neil Back
	F	John Wells
	E	Matt Poole
	D	Martin Johnson
	C	Darren Garforth
	B	Richard Cockerill
	A	Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
	P	Jez Harris
	Q	Jamie Hamilton
	R	Derek Jelley
	S	Dorian West
	T	Chris Tarbuck
	U	Bill Drake-Lee
Coach:

10 May 1997	Leicester	9 – 3	Sale	Twickenham, London
	Pen: Joel Stransky 3		Pen: Simon Mannix	Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Brian Campsall (Yorkshire)

Team details


	O	Niall Malone
	N	Craig Joiner
	M	Will Greenwood
	L	Stuart Potter
	K	Leon Lloyd
	J	Joel Stransky
	I	Austin Healey
	G	Eric Miller
	H	Neil Back
	F	John Wells
	E	Matt Poole
	D	Martin Johnson (c)
	C	Darren Garforth
	B	Richard Cockerill
	A	Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
	P	Rob Liley
	Q	Aadel Kardooni
	R	Bill Drake-Lee
	S	Dean Richards
	T	Dorian West
	U	Steve Hackney
Dir of Rugby:
Bob Dwyer


	15	Jim Mallinder (c)
	14	David Rees
	13	Jos Baxendell
	12	Adrian Hadley
	11	Tom Beim
	10	Simon Mannix
	9	Dewi Morris
	8	John Mitchell
	7	Dylan O'Grady
	6	Neil Ashurst
	5	Dave Baldwin
	4	Dave Erskine
	3	Paul Smith
	2	Steve Diamond
	1	Paul Winstanley
Replacements:
	16	John O'Reilly
	17	Chris Yates
	18	Andy Morris
	19	Sean Fletcher
	20	Luke Hewson
	21	Murray Driver
Coach:

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Launched in 2005 to replace the knock-out cup the Anglo-Welsh Cup is played with a group stage consisting of the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the 4 Welsh regions from the Pro12 then a knock out round between the group winners. Tigers have played in 4 finals, winning 3.

Win Loss

15 April 2007	Leicester Tigers	41 – 35	Ospreys	Twickenham, London
14:30	Try: Varndell (2) 13', 63' Croft 15' Kay 26' Tuilagi 30' Con: Burke (4) 13', 15', 26', 30' Goode 63' Pen: Goode 54', 70'	"Report".	Try: Byrne 44' S. Williams (2) 49', 57' Walker 74' Con: Hook (3) 44', 57', 74' Pen: Hook (3) 2', 11', 37'	Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Alan Lewis

Team details


	15	Sam Vesty
	14	Tom Varndell
	13	Dan Hipkiss
	12	Daryl Gibson
	11	Alesana Tuilagi
	10	Paul Burke
	9	Harry Ellis
	8	Martin Corry (c)
	7	Shane Jennings
	6	Tom Croft
	5	Ben Kay
	4	Leo Cullen
	3	Julian White
	2	George Chuter
	1	Martin Castrogiovanni
Replacements:
	16	Gavin Hickie
	17	Alex Moreno
	18	Louis Deacon
	19	Brett Deacon
	20	Frank Murphy
	21	Andy Goode
	22	Geordan Murphy
Coach:
Pat Howard


	15	Lee Byrne
	14	Shane Williams
	13	Sonny Parker
	12	Andrew Bishop
	11	Nikki Walker
	10	James Hook
	9	Justin Marshall
	8	Filo Tiatia
	7	Jonathan Thomas
	6	Ryan Jones
	5	Alun Wyn Jones
	4	Brent Cockbain
	3	Adam R Jones
	2	Huw Bennett
	1	Duncan Jones
Replacements:
	16	Barry Williams
	17	Paul James
	18	Mike Powell
	19	Richie Pugh
	20	Jason Spice
	21	Shaun Connor
	22	Stefan Terblanche
Coach:
Lyn Jones

12 April 2008	Leicester Tigers	6 – 23	Ospreys	Twickenham, London
14:30	Pen: Goode (1/3) 6' Drop: Goode 17'	"Report".	Try: A. Bishop 23' A. W. Jones 48' Con: Hook (2) 23', 48' Pen: Hook (3/5) 58', 73', 76'	Attendance: 65,756 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Johne Murphy
RW	14	Ollie Smith
OC	13	Dan Hipkiss
IC	12	Aaron Mauger
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Harry Ellis
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Ben Herring
BF	6	Martin Corry (c)
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Louis Deacon
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser
PR	17	Julian White
LK	18	Richard Blaze
FL	19	Tom Croft
SH	20	Christophe Laussucq
FH	21	Sam Vesty
WG	22	Tom Varndell
Coach:
Marcelo Loffreda


FB	15	Lee Byrne
RW	14	Jonny Vaughton
OC	13	Sonny Parker
IC	12	Andrew Bishop
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	James Hook
SH	9	Justin Marshall
N8	8	Filo Tiatia
OF	7	Marty Holah
BF	6	Ryan Jones (c)
RL	5	Ian Evans
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones
TP	3	Adam R Jones
HK	2	Richard Hibbard
LP	1	Paul James
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett
PR	17	Duncan Jones
LK	18	Ian Gough
FL	19	Jonathan Thomas
FH	20	Gareth Owen
CE	21	Jonathan Spratt
WG	22	Aled Brew
Coach:
Lyn Jones

18 March 2012	Leicester Tigers	26 – 14	Northampton Saints	Sixways Stadium, Worcester
15:00	Try: Mafi 25' Hamilton 49' Con: Ford (2/2) 25', 49' Pen: Ford (4/4) 14', 18', 24', 45'	"Report".	Try: Day 74' Pen: Myler (3/3) 5', 11', 21'	Attendance: 11,895 Referee: JP Doyle (RFU)

Team details


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Horacio Agulla
OC	13	Matt Smith
IC	12	Billy Twelvetrees
LW	11	Scott Hamilton
FH	10	George Ford
SH	9	James Grindal
N8	8	Thomas Waldrom
OF	7	Craig Newby
BF	6	Steve Mafi
RL	5	Graham Kitchener
LL	4	George Skivington
TP	3	Logovi'i Mulipola
HK	2	Rob Hawkins
LP	1	Boris Stankovich
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza
PR	18	Julian White
LK	19	Calum Green
FL	20	Julian Salvi
SH	21	Scott Steele
FH	22	Toby Flood
CE	23	Andy Forsyth
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Paul Diggin
RW	14	Vasily Artemyev
OC	13	George Pisi
IC	12	James Downey
LW	11	Scott Armstrong
FH	10	Stephen Myler
SH	9	Martin Roberts
N8	8	Roger Wilson
OF	7	Tom Wood
BF	6	Calum Clark (c)
RL	5	Christian Day
LL	4	James Craig
TP	3	Paul Doran-Jones
HK	2	Andy Long
LP	1	Soane Tonga'uiha
Replacements:
HK	16	Ross McMillan
PR	17	Alex Waller
PR	18	Brian Mujati
LK	19	Mark Sorenson
FL	20	Ben Nutley
SH	21	Ryan Glynn
FH	22	Ryan Lamb
CE	23	Tom May
Coach:
Jim Mallinder

19 March 2017	Exeter Chiefs	12 – 16	Leicester Tigers	The Stoop, London
15:00	Try: Short 15' S. Simmonds 77' Con: Hooley 77'	"Report".	Try: Brady 18' Con: Burns (1/1) 19' Pen: Freddie Burns 12', 25', 40'(+1)'	Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Tom Foley

Team details


FB	15	Lachlan Turner
RW	14	Matt Jess
OC	13	Max Bodilly
IC	12	Sam Hill
LW	11	James Short
FH	10	Joe Simmonds
SH	9	Jack Maunder
N8	8	Sam Simmonds
OF	7	Julian Salvi (c)
BF	6	Dave Ewers
RL	5	Ollie Atkins
LL	4	Damian Welch
TP	3	Greg Holmes
HK	2	Shaun Malton
LP	1	Carl Rimmer
Replacements:
HK	16	Elvis Taione
PR	17	Billy Keast
PR	18	Jack Owlett
FL	19	Sam Skinner
N8	20	Tom Johnson
SH	21	Haydn Thomas
FH	22	Will Hooley
CE	23	Tom Hendrickson
Coach:
Rob Baxter


FB	15	George Worth
RW	14	Peter Betham
OC	13	Mathew Tait (c)
IC	12	Jack Roberts
LW	11	Tom Brady
FH	10	Freddie Burns
SH	9	Jono Kitto
N8	8	Lachlan McCaffrey
OF	7	Harry Thacker
BF	6	Mike Williams
RL	5	Graham Kitchener
LL	4	Harry Wells
TP	3	Fraser Balmain
HK	2	George McGuigan
LP	1	Ellis Genge
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs
PR	17	Michele Rizzo
PR	18	Greg Bateman
LK	19	Dominic Barrow
FL	20	Luke Hamilton
SH	21	Ben White
FH	22	Owen Williams
CE	23	Matt Smith
Coach:
Aaron Mauger

Premiership Final

Zurich Championship

A precursor to the Premiership play offs it was contested as a stand-alone tournament in 2001 and 2002.

Win Loss

13 May 2001	Leicester Tigers	22 – 10	Bath	Twickenham, London
	Try: M.Johnson, Healey, Stanley Con: Stimpson (2) Pen: Stimpson	Report 1	Try: Thirlby Con: Perry Pen: Perry	Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Steve Lander

Premiership Final

Since 2003 the Champion of Premiership Rugby has been decided by a play off system between the top sides after the 22 games regular season. Tigers have played in 9 finals, winning 4.

14 May 2005	Leicester Tigers	14 – 39	London Wasps	Twickenham, London
15:30	Try: Bemand Pens: Goode (3)	Report 1 Report 2	Try: Hoadley, van Gisbergen, Voyce Cons: van Gisbergen (3) Pens: van Gisbergen (5) Drop Goals: King	Attendance: 60,762 Referee: Chris White

Team details


FB	15	Sam Vesty
RW	14	Geordan Murphy
OC	13	Ollie Smith
IC	12	Daryl Gibson
LW	11	Leon Lloyd
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Harry Ellis
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Louis Deacon
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Martin Johnson (c)
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Darren Morris
Replacements:
HK	16	James Buckland
PR	17	Graham Rowntree
FL	18	Lewis Moody
FL	19	Will Johnson
SH	20	Scott Bemand
WG	21	Austin Healey
WG	22	Alesana Tuilagi
	Coach: John Wells


FB	15	Mark van Gisbergen
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Ayoola Erinle
IC	12	Josh Lewsey
LW	11	Tom Voyce
FH	10	Alex King
SH	9	Matt Dawson
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
OF	7	Joe Worsley
BF	6	John Hart
RL	5	Richard Birkett
LL	4	Simon Shaw
TP	3	Will Green
HK	2	Phil Greening
LP	1	Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK	16	Trevor Leota
PR	17	Craig Dowd
LK	18	Mark Lock
FL	19	Martin Purdy
SH	20	Warren Fury
FH	21	James Brookes
FB	22	Rob Hoadley
	Coach: Warren Gatland

27 May 2006	Sale Sharks	45 – 20	Leicester Tigers	Twickenham, London
16:00	Tries: Cueto 8' m Lund 17' m Oriol Ripol 40' c Mayor 80' c Con: Hodgson (1/3) Courrent (1/1) Pen: Hodgson (6) 3', 31', 45', 49', 64', 78' DG: Hodgson 71'	Report 1 Report 2	Tries: Moody 10' c Hamilton 70' c Con: Goode (2/2) Pen: Goode (2) 35', 43'	Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Dave Pearson

Team details


FB	15	Jason Robinson (c)
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Mark Taylor	67'
IC	12	Elvis Seveali'i
LW	11	Oriol Ripol	78'
FH	10	Charlie Hodgson
SH	9	Richard Wigglesworth	74'
N8	8	Sebastien Chabal
OF	7	Magnus Lund
BF	6	Jason White
RL	5	Chris Jones	75'
LL	4	Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe	40'
TP	3	Stuart Turner
HK	2	Andy Titterell	52'
LP	1	Lionel Faure	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Sebastien Bruno	52'
PR	17	Barry Stewart	54'
LK	18	Dean Schofield	40'
LK	19	Christian Day	75'
SH	20	Ben Foden	74'
FH	21	Valentin Courrent	78'
CE	22	Chris Mayor	67'
	Coach: Philippe Saint-André


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Alesana Tuilagi	46'
OC	13	Ollie Smith
IC	12	Daryl Gibson
LW	11	Tom Varndell
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Harry Ellis	52'
N8	8	Martin Corry (c)
OF	7	Shane Jennings	51'
BF	6	Lewis Moody
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Leo Cullen	55'
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter	63'
LP	1	Graham Rowntree	60'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Buckland	63'
PR	17	Michael Holford	60'
LK	18	Jim Hamilton	55'
FL	19	Louis Deacon	51'
SH	20	Austin Healey	52'
WG	21	Leon Lloyd
FB	22	Sam Vesty	46'
	Coach: Pat Howard

12 May 2007	Gloucester	16 – 44	Leicester Tigers	Twickenham, London
14:30	Tries: Lamb c Conv: Walker 1/1 Pens:Walker 3	Report 1 Report 2	Tries: F.Murphy, 2 Tuilagi, Corry, Goode, Jennings, Moody Conv: Goode 3/7 Pens: Goode	Attendance: 59,400 Referee: Dave Pearson

Team details


FB	15	Willie Walker
RW	14	Iain Balshaw
OC	13	James Simpson-Daniel
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Mark Foster
FH	10	Ryan Lamb
SH	9	Peter Richards	53'
N8	8	Luke Narraway
OF	7	Andy Hazell
BF	6	Peter Buxton (c)	15'
RL	5	Alex Brown
LL	4	Will James	78'
TP	3	Carlos Nieto
HK	2	Olivier Azam	48'
LP	1	Nick Wood	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Mefin Davies	48'
PR	17	Christian Califano	54'
LK	18	Adam Eustace	78'
FL	19	Jake Boer	15'
SH	20	Rory Lawson	53'
CE	21	Jake Adams
FB	22	Jon Goodridge
	Coach: Dean Ryan


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Seru Rabeni	62'
OC	13	Dan Hipkiss
IC	12	Ollie Smith	57'
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Frank Murphy	67'
N8	8	Martin Corry (c)
OF	7	Shane Jennings	70'
BF	6	Lewis Moody
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Louis Deacon	56'
TP	3	Julian White	67'
HK	2	George Chuter	70'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	James Buckland	70'
PR	17	Alejandro Moreno	67'
LK	18	Leo Cullen	56'
FL	19	Brett Deacon	70'
SH	20	Ben Youngs	67'
FH	21	Sam Vesty	57'
CE	22	Tom Varndell	62'
	Coach: Pat Howard

31 May 2008	London Wasps	26 – 16	Leicester Tigers	Twickenham, London
15:00	Tries: Rees 12' c Lewsey 37' c Conv: van Gisbergen (2/2) Pens: van Gisbergen 6', 24', 35', 72'	Report 1 Report 2	Tries: Varndell 56' Ellis 62' Conv: Goode (0/2) Pens: Goode 9', 29'	Attendance: 81,600 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details


FB	15	Mark van Gisbergen
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Fraser Waters
IC	12	Dominic Waldouck	79'
LW	11	Josh Lewsey
FH	10	Riki Flutey
SH	9	Eoin Reddan	79'
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio (c)	67'
OF	7	Tom Rees
BF	6	James Haskell
RL	5	Tom Palmer	79'
LL	4	Simon Shaw
TP	3	Phil Vickery	41'
HK	2	Raphael Ibanez	61'
LP	1	Tim Payne	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Joe Ward	61'
PR	17	Pat Barnard	41'
LK	18	Richard Birkett	79'
FL	19	Joe Worsley	61'
SH	20	Mark McMillan	79'
FH	21	Jeremy Staunton	79'
N8	22	John Hart	67'
	Coach: Ian McGeechan


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Tom Varndell
OC	13	Dan Hipkiss	41'
IC	12	Aaron Mauger	23' 26'
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Harry Ellis	80'
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Ben Herring	56'
BF	6	Martin Corry (c)
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Marco Wentzel	54'
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	Mefin Davies	46'
LP	1	Boris Stankovich	56'
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	46'
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza	56'
LK	18	Richard Blaze	54'
FL	19	Tom Croft	56'
SH	20	Christophe Laussucq	80'
FH	21	Sam Vesty
CE	22	Ayoola Erinle	23' 26' 41'
	Coach: Marcelo Loffreda

16 May 2009	Leicester Tigers	10 – 9	London Irish	Twickenham, London
17:30	Tries: Crane 61' c Conv: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Dupuy 17'	Report Report 2	Pens: D. Armitage 48',71' DG: Hewat 0'	Attendance: 81,601 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Scott Hamilton
OC	13	Ayoola Erinle
IC	12	Dan Hipkiss
LW	11	Johne Murphy	20'
FH	10	Sam Vesty
SH	9	Julien Dupuy
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Ben Woods	59'
BF	6	Craig Newby
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Tom Croft
TP	3	Julian White	74'
HK	2	George Chuter	57'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser	57'
PR	17	Dan Cole	74'
LK	18	Louis Deacon
FL	19	Lewis Moody	59'
SH	20	Harry Ellis
WG	21	Matt Smith	20'
WG	22	Tom Varndell
	Coach: Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Peter Hewat	62'
RW	14	Adam Thompstone	40'
OC	13	Delon Armitage
IC	12	Seilala Mapusua
LW	11	Sailosi Tagicakibau
FH	10	Mike Catt
SH	9	Paul Hodgson
N8	8	Chris Hala'ufia
OF	7	Steffon Armitage
BF	6	Declan Danaher	40'
RL	5	Bob Casey (c)
LL	4	James Hudson
TP	3	Richard Skuse	63'
HK	2	Danie Coetzee	71'
LP	1	Clarke Dermody	73'
Replacements:
PR	16	Alex Corbisiero	63'
HK	17	James Buckland	71'
PR	18	Gary Johnson	73'
FL	19	Richard Thorpe	40'
CE	20	Elvis Seveali'i	62'
SH	21	Peter Richards
FB	22	Tom Homer	40'
	Coach: Toby Booth

29 May 2010	Leicester Tigers	33 – 27	Saracens	Twickenham, London
17:30	Try: Smith 13' c Youngs 27' c Hipkiss 76' c Con: Flood (3/3) Pen: Flood (4/6) 3', 19', 47', 57'	Report 1 Report 2	Try: Joubert (2) 17' m, 49' c Con: Jackson (1/2) Pen: Jackson (5/6) 2', 9', 25', 70', 75'	Attendance: 81,600 Referee: Dave Pearson

Team details


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Scott Hamilton
OC	13	Matt Smith	72'
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi	73'
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Lewis Moody	67'
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Louis Deacon
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	51'
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza	52' 61'
Replacements:
HK	16	Joe Duffy
PR	17	Boris Stankovich	52' 61'
PR	18	Dan Cole	51'
LK	19	Craig Newby	67'
N8	20	Ben Woods
SH	21	James Grindal
FH	22	Jeremy Staunton	73'
CE	23	Dan Hipkiss	72'
	Coach: Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	Michael Tagicakibau	58'
OC	13	Adam Powell
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	Chris Wyles
FH	10	Glen Jackson
SH	9	Neil de Kock	64'
N8	8	Ernst Joubert
OF	7	Andy Saull	64'
BF	6	Jacques Burger
RL	5	Hugh Vyvyan
LL	4	Steve Borthwick (c)	44'
TP	3	Petrus du Plessis
HK	2	Schalk Brits
LP	1	Matías Agüero	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Fabio Ongaro
PR	17	Rhys Gill	51'
PR	18	Richard Skuse
LK	19	Mouritz Botha	44'
FL	20	Justin Melck	64'
SH	21	Justin Marshall	64'
CE	22	Derick Hougaard
WG	23	Kameli Ratuvou	58'
	Coach: Brendan Venter

28 May 2011	Leicester Tigers	18 – 22	Saracens	Twickenham, London
15:00	Pen: Flood (6/8) 9', 18', 38', 49', 68', 74'	Report	Try: Short 28' c Con: Farrell (1/1) Pen: Farrell (5/5) 6', 20', 35', 43', 73'	Attendance: 80,016 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details


FB	15	Scott Hamilton	74'
RW	14	Horacio Agulla
OC	13	Matt Smith
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Toby Flood
SH	9	Ben Youngs 5
N8	8	Jordan Crane	49'	64'
OF	7	Craig Newby (c)	64'
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	George Skivington
LL	4	Steve Mafi	71'
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni	52'
HK	2	George Chuter	69'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza	77'
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Hawkins	69'
PR	17	Boris Stankovich	77'
PR	18	Dan Cole	52'
LK	19	Ed Slater	71'
N8	20	Thomas Waldrom	49'
SH	21	James Grindal
FH	22	Jeremy Staunton
CE	23	Billy Twelvetrees	74'
	Coach: Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Alex Goode
RW	14	David Strettle
OC	13	Chris Wyles
IC	12	Brad Barritt
LW	11	James Short
FH	10	Owen Farrell
SH	9	Neil de Kock	49'
N8	8	Ernst Joubert	30'	33'
OF	7	Jacques Burger
BF	6	Kelly Brown
RL	5	Mouritz Botha	55'
LL	4	Steve Borthwick (c)
TP	3	Carlos Nieto	59'
HK	2	Schalk Brits
LP	1	Matt Stevens	51'
Replacements:
HK	16	Jamie George
PR	17	Rhys Gill	51'
PR	18	Petrus du Plessis	59'
LK	19	Hugh Vyvyan	55'
N8	20	Andy Saull	30'	33'
SH	21	Richard Wigglesworth	49'
CE	22	Nils Mordt
WG	23	Noah Cato
	Coach: Brendan Venter

26 May 2012	Harlequins	30 – 23	Leicester Tigers	Twickenham, London
15:00	Try: Williams 9', Robshaw 56' Con: Evans (1/2) Pen: Evans (6/7) 1', 22', 38', 44', 67', 55'	Report 1 Report 2	Try: Mafi 30' c, Allen 66' c Con: Ford (2/2) Pen: Ford (3/3) 14', 27', 69'	Attendance: 81,779 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details


FB	15	Mike Brown
RW	14	Tom Williams
OC	13	George Lowe
IC	12	Jordan Turner-Hall
LW	11	Ugo Monye
FH	10	Nick Evans 76'
SH	9	Danny Care
N8	8	Nick Easter
OF	7	Chris Robshaw (c)
BF	6	Maurie Fa'asavalu 72'
RL	5	George Robson
LL	4	Ollie Kohn
TP	3	James Johnston
HK	2	Joe Gray
LP	1	Joe Marler
Replacements:
HK	16	Rob Buchanan
PR	17	Mark Lambert
PR	18	Will Collier
LK	19	Tomas Vallejos
N8	20	Tom Guest 72'
SH	21	Karl Dickson
FH	22	Rory Clegg 76'
CE	23	Matt Hopper
	Coach: Conor O'Shea


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Horacio Agulla 73'
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	George Ford 73'
SH	9	Ben Youngs
N8	8	Thomas Waldrom 38
OF	7	Julian Salvi
BF	6	Steve Mafi
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	George Skivington 73'
TP	3	Dan Cole 55'
HK	2	George Chuter 61'
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza 73'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tom Youngs 61'
PR	17	Logovi'i Mulipola 73'
PR	18	Martin Castrogiovanni 55'
LK	19	Graham Kitchener 73'
FL	20	Craig Newby
SH	21	Sam Harrison
FH	22	Billy Twelvetrees 73'
WG	23	Scott Hamilton 73'
	Coach: Richard Cockerill

25 May 2013	Leicester Tigers	37 – 17	Northampton Saints	Twickenham, London
15:00	Try: Morris 8' c, Kitchener 48', Tuilagi 66', Goneva 74' Con: Flood (1/1) Ford (0/3) Pen: Flood 5' Ford 40+2', 56', 81'	Report	Try: Myler 15', Foden 44', Dickson 57' c Con: Myler (1/3) Red Card: Hartley 40+1'	Attendance: 81,703 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details


FB	15	Mathew Tait
RW	14	Niall Morris
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi
IC	12	Anthony Allen
LW	11	Vereniki Goneva 75'
FH	10	Toby Flood (c) 24'
SH	9	Ben Youngs 75'
N8	8	Jordan Crane 73'
OF	7	Julian Salvi
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Geoff Parling
LL	4	Graham Kitchener 56'
TP	3	Dan Cole 68'
HK	2	Tom Youngs 68'
LP	1	Logovi'i Mulipola 75'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Rob Hawkins 68'
PR	17	Fraser Balmain 75'
PR	18	Martin Castrogiovanni 68'
LK	19	Ed Slater 56'
FL	20	Steve Mafi 73'
SH	21	Sam Harrison 75'
FH	22	George Ford 24'
WG	23	Matt Smith 75'
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Ben Foden 68'
RW	14	Ken Pisi
OC	13	James Wilson
IC	12	Luther Burrell
LW	11	Jamie Elliott 40'
FH	10	Stephen Myler 68'
SH	9	Lee Dickson 68'
N8	8	Samu Manoa
OF	7	Tom Wood
BF	6	Phil Dowson 68'
RL	5	Christian Day 60'
LL	4	Courtney Lawes
TP	3	Brian Mujati 57'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley (c) 40+1'
LP	1	Soane Tonga'uiha 56'
Substitutions:
HK	16	Mike Haywood 40'
PR	17	Alex Waller 56'
PR	18	Tom Mercey 57'
FL	19	Ben Nutley 68'
LK	20	Gerrit-Jan van Velze 60'
SH	21	Martin Roberts 68'
FH	22	Ryan Lamb 68'
FB	23	George Pisi 68'
Coach:
Jim Mallinder

European Cup Final

Launched in 1995 English sides joined the competition in the 1996-97 season. Known for sponsorship reasons as the Heineken Cup from 1995–2013 Tigers have reached 5 European Cup Finals, winning 2.

Win Loss

25 January 1997	Brive	28 – 9	Leicester Tigers	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
14:30 GMT	Tries: Viars Fabre Carrat (2) Con: Lamaison Pen: Lamaison Drop: Lamaison	Report	Pen: J.Liley (3)	Attendance: 41,664 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

Team details


FB	15	Sebastien Viars
RW	14	Gerald Fabre
OC	13	Christophe Lamaison
IC	12	David Venditti
LW	11	Sebastien Carrat
FH	10	Alain Penaud (C)	69'
SH	9	Philippe Carbonneau
N8	8	Gregori Kacala
OF	7	Francois Duboisset	49'
BF	6	Loic van der Linden	77'
RL	5	Grant Ross
LL	4	Eric Alegret	67'
TP	3	Richard Crespy
HK	2	Laurent Travers
LP	1	Didier Casadei	70'
Replacements:
	16	Romuald Paillat	69'
	17	Eric Bouti	70'
	18	Tony Rees	67'
	19	Yanni Domi	77'
	20	Thierry Labrousse	49'
	21	Sebastien Bonnet
	22	Cedric Heymans


FB	O	John Liley
RW	N	Steve Hackney
OC	M	Will Greenwood
IC	L	Stuart Potter
LW	K	Rory Underwood	72'
FH	J	Rob Liley
SH	I	Austin Healey
N8	G	Dean Richards (c)	68'
OF	H	Neil Back
BF	F	John Wells
RL	E	Matt Poole
LL	D	Martin Johnson
TP	C	Darren Garforth	17' 22'
HK	B	Richard Cockerill
LP	A	Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
WG	P	Leon Lloyd	72'
LP	Q	Perry Freshwater	17' 22'
N8	R	Eric Miller	68'
FH	S	Niall Malone
SH	T	Aadel Kardooni
HK	U	Dorian West
LK	V	Neil Fletcher
Coach:
Bob Dwyer

19 May 2001	Stade Français	30 – 34	Leicester Tigers	Parc des Princes, Paris
15:00 CEST	Pen: Dominguez (9) 4', 16', 21', 27', 39', 46', 57', 68', 71' Drop: Dominguez 77'	Report 1 Report 2	Tries: Lloyd (2) 41', 79', Back 59' Con: Stimpson (2) 59', 79' Pen: Stimpson (5) 6', 10', 30', 64', 73'	Attendance: 44,000 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

Team details

Stade Français

Leicester Tigers


FB	15	Christophe Dominici
RW	14	Thomas Lombard
OC	13	Franck Comba
IC	12	Cliff Mytton
LW	11	Arthur Gomes
FH	10	Diego Domínguez
SH	9	Morgan Williams
N8	8	Christophe Juillet
OF	7	Richard Pool-Jones
BF	6	Christophe Moni
RL	5	Mike James
LL	4	David Auradou
TP	3	Pieter de Villiers
HK	2	Fabrice Landreau
LP	1	Sylvain Marconnet
Replacements:
OC	16	David Venditti
FL	17	Patrick Tabacco
HK	18	Mathieu Blin
N8	19	Pablo Lemoine
LK	20	Darren George
LP	21	Julien Berthe
SH	22	Christophe Laussucq
Coach:
John Connolly


FB	15	Tim Stimpson
RW	14	Geordan Murphy	76'
OC	13	Leon Lloyd
IC	12	Pat Howard
LW	11	Winston Stanley
FH	10	Andy Goode	72'
SH	9	Austin Healey
N8	8	Will Johnson	36'
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Martin Corry
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Martin Johnson (c)
TP	3	Darren Garforth
HK	2	Dorian West
LP	1	Graham Rowntree
Replacements:
OC	16	Glenn Gelderbloom	76'
SH	17	Jamie Hamilton	72'
HK	18	Richard Cockerill
LP	19	Perry Freshwater
TP	20	Ricky Nebbett
N8	21	Paul Gustard	36'
FL	22	Lewis Moody
Coach:
Dean Richards

25 May 2002	Leicester Tigers	15 – 9	Munster	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
15:00 BST	Tries: Murphy 26' Healey 59' Con: Stimpson 59' Pen: Stimpson 70'	Report	Pen: O'Gara 7', 20', 49'	Attendance: 74,600 Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

Team details

Leicester Tigers

Munster


FB	15	Tim Stimpson
RW	14	Geordan Murphy
OC	13	Ollie Smith	78'
IC	12	Rod Kafer
LW	11	Freddie Tuilagi
FH	10	Austin Healey
SH	9	Jamie Hamilton	52'
N8	8	Martin Corry
OF	7	Neil Back
BF	6	Lewis Moody
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Martin Johnson (c)
TP	3	Darren Garforth
HK	2	Dorian West
LP	1	Graham Rowntree	74'
Replacements:
SH	16	Harry Ellis	52'
LP	17	Perry Freshwater	74'
OC	18	Glenn Gelderbloom	78'
HK	19	Richard Cockerill
N8	20	Will Johnson
OF	21	Josh Kronfeld
FH	22	Andy Goode
Coach:
Dean Richards


FB	15	Dominic Crotty	66'
RW	14	John Kelly
OC	13	Rob Henderson	68'
IC	12	Jason Holland
LW	11	John O'Neill
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Peter Stringer
N8	8	Anthony Foley	53'
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Alan Quinlan
RL	5	Paul O'Connell	62'
LL	4	Mick Galwey	(c)
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Frankie Sheahan	18' 29'
LP	1	Peter Clohessy	61'
Replacements:
HK	16	James Blaney	18' 29'
FL	17	Jim Williams	53'
LP	18	Marcus Horan	61'
LK	19	Mick O'Driscoll	62'
FH	20	Jeremy Staunton	66'
WG	21	Mike Mullins	68'
SH	22	Mike Prendergast
Coach:
Declan Kidney

20 May 2007	Leicester Tigers	9 – 25	London Wasps	Twickenham, London
14:30 BST	Pen: Goode (3) 7', 15', 38'	Report	Try: Reddan 13' m Ibañez 34' m Pen: King (4) 4', 42', 49', 73' Drop: King 54'	Attendance: 81,076 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Team details


FB	15	Geordan Murphy
RW	14	Seru Rabeni
OC	13	Danny Hipkiss
IC	12	Daryl Gibson
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Andy Goode
SH	9	Frank Murphy
N8	8	Martin Corry (c)
OF	7	Shane Jennings
BF	6	Lewis Moody
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Louis Deacon
TP	3	Julian White
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	James Buckland
PR	17	Alex Moreno
LK	18	Leo Cullen
FL	19	Brett Deacon
FH	20	Ian Humphreys
FH	21	Sam Vesty
CE	22	Ollie Smith
Coach:
Pat Howard


FB	15	Danny Cipriani
RW	14	Paul Sackey
OC	13	Fraser Waters
IC	12	Josh Lewsey
LW	11	Tom Voyce
FH	10	Alex King
SH	9	Eoin Reddan
N8	8	Lawrence Dallaglio (c)
OF	7	Tom Rees
BF	6	Joe Worsley
RL	5	Tom Palmer
LL	4	Simon Shaw
TP	3	Phil Vickery
HK	2	Raphaël Ibañez
LP	1	Tom French
Replacements:
HK	16	Joe Ward
PR	17	Peter Bracken
LK	18	Daniel Leo
FL	19	James Haskell
CE	20	Mark McMillan
CE	21	Dominic Waldouck
FB	22	Mark van Gisbergen
Coach:
Ian McGeechan

Man of the Match:
Fraser Waters (London Wasps)

Assistant referees
Alain Rolland (Ireland)
Simon McDowell (Ireland)
Fourth official
Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)
Television match official
David McHugh (Ireland)

23 May 2009	Leicester Tigers	16 – 19	Leinster	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
17:00 BST	Try: Woods 38' c Con: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Dupuy (3/3) 8', 33', 42'	"Report".	Try: Heaslip 49' c Con: Sexton (1/1) Pen: Sexton (2/3) 24', 70' Drop: O'Driscoll (1/1) 5' Sexton (1/1) 17'	Attendance: 66,523 Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

Team details


FB	15	Geordan Murphy (c)
RW	14	Scott Hamilton
OC	13	Ayoola Erinle
IC	12	Dan Hipkiss
LW	11	Alesana Tuilagi
FH	10	Sam Vesty
SH	9	Julien Dupuy
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Ben Woods
BF	6	Craig Newby
RL	5	Ben Kay
LL	4	Tom Croft
TP	3	Martin Castrogiovanni
HK	2	George Chuter
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Substitutions:
HK	16	Benjamin Kayser
PR	17	Julian White
LK	18	Louis Deacon
FL	19	Lewis Moody
SH	20	Harry Ellis
CE	21	Ollie Smith
FH	22	Johne Murphy
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


FB	15	Isa Nacewa
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Chris Whitaker
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Shane Jennings
BF	6	Rocky Elsom
RL	5	Malcolm O'Kelly
LL	4	Leo Cullen (c)
TP	3	Stan Wright
HK	2	Bernard Jackman
LP	1	Cian Healy
Substitutions:
HK	16	John Fogarty
PR	17	Ronan McCormack
LK	18	Devin Toner
FL	19	Sean O'Brien
SH	20	Simon Keogh
FB	21	Rob Kearney
FB	22	Girvan Dempsey
Coach:
Michael Cheika

Other Finals

Zurich Wildcard

Played three times this was a mid-table play off for a place in the following season's Heineken Cup.

Win Loss

31 May 2003	Leicester Tigers	27 – 20 (a.e.t.)	Saracens	Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
	Try: West 60' Neil Back 96' Con: Stimpson Pen: Stimpson (4) Drop: McMullen	^[1]		Attendance: 8,066

29 May 2004	Sale Sharks	27 – 48	Leicester Tigers	Twickenham, London
		^[1]	Try: Healey 29' Gibson 40' Lloyd 42', 80' Back 50', 69' Con: Goode (3) Pen: Goode (4)	Attendance: 30,000

Orange Cup

The Orange Cup, named for sponsors Orange S.A., was played between the winners of the Premiership and Top 16, as it then was, as a pre-season trophy in the style of a Charity Shield.

25 August 2001	Stade Toulousain	30 – 15	Leicester Tigers	Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
		^[1]	Pen: Goode (4) Drop Goal: Goode	Attendance: 15,000

24 August 2002	Biarritz Olympique	13 – 14	Leicester Tigers	Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
		Report 1 Report 2 ^[1]	Try: Hipkiss 36', Booth 74' Con: Stimpson 36', Vesty 74'	Attendance: 3,000

Sources and References

Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David (2014). Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.

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[FOOTNOTEFarmerHands2014476-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Farmer & Hands 2014, p. 476.

[2] "1997 Heineken Cup Final". EPCRugby.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[3] "Leicester class sinks Bath". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[4] "2001 Heineken Cup Final". EPCRugby.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[5] "2002 Heineken Cup Final". EPCRugby.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[6] "2005 Premiership Final". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[7] "2006 Premiership Final". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[8] "2007 Anglo-Welsh Cup Final". BBC. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[9] "2007 Premiership Final". BBC. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[10] "2007 Heineken Cup Final". EPCRugby.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[11] "2008 EDF Energy Cup final". 12 April 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[12] "2008 Premiership Final". BBC. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[13] "2009 Premiership Final". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[14] "2009 Heineken Cup Final". EPCRugby.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[15] "2010 Premiership Final". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[16] "2011 Premiership Final". BBC. 28 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[17] "2012 Anglo-Welsh Cup Final". BBC. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[18] "2012 Premiership Final". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[19] "2013 Premiership Final". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 3 July 2017.

[20] "2017 Anglo-Welsh Cup Final: Exeter Chiefs 12-16 Leicester Tigers". BBC. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

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