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 46 major finals winning 28 and losing 18.

Summary

Competition	Date	Opponent	Result	For	Against	Venue	Attendance	Ref
Midlands Counties Cup	23 March 1889	Moseley	L	0	6	The Butts, Coventry	4,000
Midlands Counties Cup	4 April 1891	Coventry	L	0	8	Rugby Cricket Club
Midlands Counties Cup	31 March 1894	Coventry	L	0	11	Rugby Cricket Club
Midlands Counties Cup	6 April 1898	Moseley	W	5	3	The Butts, Coventry
Midlands Counties Cup	1 April 1899	Nuneaton	W	20	3	The Butts, Coventry	8,000
Midlands Counties Cup	31 March 1900	Moseley	W	13	4	The Butts, Coventry	10,000
Midlands Counties Cup	30 March 1901	Moseley	W	8	3	Rugby Cricket Club
Midlands Counties Cup	29 March 1902	Moseley	W	5	0	The Butts, Coventry	8,000
Midlands Counties Cup	4 April 1903	Rugby	W	18	0	The Butts, Coventry	6,000
Midlands Counties Cup	2 April 1904	Moseley	W	13	3	Burton-on-Trent	5,000
Midlands Counties Cup	1 April 1905	Nottingham	W	31	0	The Butts, Coventry	10,000
Midlands Counties Cup	3 April 1909	Coventry	W	8	3	Nottingham	4,000
Midlands Counties Cup	2 April 1910	Coventry	W	8	6	Nuneaton	10,000
Midlands Counties Cup	30 March 1912	Coventry	W	16	0	Rugby Cricket Club	3,000
Midlands Counties Cup	5 April 1913	Belgrave Premier Works	W	39	8	Welford Road, Leicester	2,853
RFU Knock-out Cup	15 April 1978	Gloucester	L	3	6	Twickenham, London	24,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	21 April 1979	Moseley	W	15	12	Twickenham, London	18,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	19 April 1980	London Irish	W	21	9	Twickenham, London	27,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	2 May 1981	Gosforth	W	22	15	Twickenham, London	24,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	30 April 1983	Bristol	L	22	28	Twickenham, London	34,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	29 April 1989	Bath	L	6	10	Twickenham, London	59,300
RFU Knock-out Cup	1 May 1993	Harlequins	W	23	16	Twickenham, London	54,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	7 May 1994	Bath	L	9	21	Twickenham, London	68,000
RFU Knock-out Cup	4 May 1996	Bath	L	15	16	Twickenham, London	75,000
Heineken Cup	25 January 1997	Brive	L	9	28	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	41,664
RFU Knock-out Cup	10 May 1997	Sale	W	9	3	Twickenham, London	75,000
Zurich Championship	13 May 2001	Bath	W	22	10	Twickenham, London	33,500
Heineken Cup	19 May 2001	Stade Français	W	34	30	Parc des Princes, Paris	44,000
Heineken Cup	25 May 2002	Munster	W	15	9	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	74,600
Premiership	14 May 2005	London Wasps	L	14	39	Twickenham, London	60,762
Premiership	27 May 2006	Sale Sharks	L	20	45	Twickenham, London	58,000
Anglo-Welsh Cup	15 April 2007	Ospreys	W	41	35	Twickenham, London	43,312
Premiership	12 May 2007	Gloucester	W	44	16	Twickenham, London	59,400
Heineken Cup	20 May 2007	London Wasps	L	9	25	Twickenham, London	81,076
Anglo-Welsh Cup	12 April 2008	Ospreys	L	6	23	Twickenham, London	65,756
Premiership	31 May 2008	London Wasps	L	16	26	Twickenham, London	81,600
Premiership	16 May 2009	London Irish	W	10	9	Twickenham, London	81,601
Heineken Cup	23 May 2009	Leinster	L	16	19	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	66,523
Premiership	29 May 2010	Saracens	W	33	27	Twickenham, London	81,600
Premiership	28 May 2011	Saracens	L	18	22	Twickenham, London	80,016
Anglo-Welsh Cup	18 March 2012	Northampton	W	26	14	Sixways, Worcester	11,895
Premiership	26 May 2012	Harlequins	L	23	30	Twickenham, London	81,779
Premiership	25 May 2013	Northampton	W	37	17	Twickenham, London	81,703
Anglo-Welsh Cup	19 March 2017	Exeter Chiefs	W	16	12	Twickenham Stoop, London	6,834
European Challenge Cup	21 May 2021	Montpellier	L	17	18	Twickenham, London	10,000
Premiership	18 June 2022	Saracens	W	15	12	Twickenham, London	72,784
Premiership Cup	15 March 2024	Gloucester	L	13	23	Kingsholm, Gloucester

Midland Counties Cup

  Win   Loss

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

4 April 1891	Coventry	8–0	Leicester	Rugby Cricket Club

31 March 1894	Coventry	11–0	Leicester	Rugby Cricket Club

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

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

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

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

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

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

2 April 1904	Leicester	13–3	Moseley	Burton on Trent
	Try: Russell D.Atkins Sutton Con: A.O.Jones (2)			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			Attendance: 10,000

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

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

30 March 1912	Leicester	16–0	Coventry	Rugby Cricket Club
	Try: P.Lawrie Hogarth Greasley Con: Bream (2) Pen: Bream			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			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: Mogg Con: Butler		Pen: 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: Kenney Con: Hare Pen: Hare (2) Drop: Hare	"Report".	Try: Laird Con: Akenhead Pen: Akenhead Drop: 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: Hare (4) Drop: Hare Cusworth (2)		Try: Smythe Con: Meanwell Pen: 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: Kenney Barnwell Hare Con: Hare (2) Pen: Hare (3)		Try: Cunningham Con: Johnson Pen: Johnson (2) 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: Carr (2) Hogg Hesford Con: Barnes (3) Pen: Barnes (2)		Try: Evans Smith Con: Cusworth Pen: 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: Barnes Pen: Barnes (2)		Pen: 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: Potter Johnson Con: Liley (2) Pen: Liley (2) Drop: Harris		Try: Glenister Con: Challinor Pen: 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: Swift Catt Con: Callard Pen: Callard (3)		Pen: 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: Callard Pen: Callard (2) Drop: Catt		Try: Malone Poole Con: Liley Pen: 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' c, 63' c Croft 15' c Kay 26' c Tuilagi 30' c Con: Burke (4) 13', 15', 26', 30' Goode 63' Pen: Goode 54', 70'	"Report".	Try: Byrne 44' c S. Williams (2) 49' m, 57' c Walker 74' c Con: Hook (3) 44', 57', 74' Pen: Hook (3) 2', 11', 37'	Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

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' c A. W. Jones 48' c 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' c Hamilton 49' c Con: Ford (2/2) 25', 49' Pen: Ford (4/4) 14', 18', 24', 45'	"Report".	Try: Day 74' m Pen: Myler (3/3) 5', 11', 21'	Attendance: 11,895 Referee: JP Doyle (England)

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 Tongaʻuiha 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	Twickenham Stoop, London
15:00	Try: Short 15' m S. Simmonds 77' c Con: Hooley 77'	"Report".	Try: Brady 18' c 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 Rugby Cup

Created in 2018 the Premiership Rugby Cup replaced the Anglo-Welsh Cup when the Welsh sides withdrew. Contested as a group stage followed by a knockout rounds Tigers have contested one final, losing to Gloucester.

  Win   Loss

15 March 2024	Gloucester	23–13	Leicester Tigers	Kingsholm, Gloucester
19:45	Try: S.Atkinson 47', Jordan 50' Con: Barton 48', 51' Pen: Evans 41', Barton 55', 65'	"Report".	Try: Liebenberg 74' Con: Pollard 75' Pen: Pollard (2) 24', 30'	Referee: Jack Makepeace

Team details

Gloucester Leicester FB 15 Lloyd Evans RW 14 Alex Hearle OC 13 Max Llewellyn IC 12 Seb Atkinson LW 11 Ollie Thorley FH 10 George Barton SH 9 Caolan Englefield N8 8 Zach Mercer OF 7 Lewis Ludlow (C) BF 6 Ruan Ackermann RL 5 Cam Jordan LL 4 Freddie Clarke TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 George McGuigan LP 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin Substitutions: HK 16 Seb Blake PR 17 Harry Elrington PR 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson LK 19 Arthur Clark FL 20 Jack Clement SH 21 Charlie Chapman CE 22 Louis Hillman-Cooper WG 23 Josh Hathaway Coach: George Skivington FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Josh Bassett OC 13 Matt Scott IC 12 Dan Kelly LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Tom Whiteley N8 8 Kyle Hatherell OF 7 Matt Rogerson BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Sam Carter LL 4 Harry Wells TP 3 Joe Heyes HK 2 Finn Theobald-Thomas LP 1 Francois van Wyk Substitutions: HK 16 Archie Vanes PR 17 James Whitcombe PR 18 Dan Richardson LK 19 Olly Cracknell FL 20 Emeka Ilione SH 21 Sam Edwards CE 22 Jamie Shillcock WG 23 Phil Cokanasiga Coach: Dan McKellar Player of the Match: Cam Jordan (Gloucester) Assistant referees: Harry Walbaum John Meredith Television match official: Dan Jones

Premiership Final

Zurich Championship

A precursor to the Premiership playoffs 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 playoff system between the top sides after the 22 games regular season. Tigers have played in 10 finals, winning 5.

14 May 2005	Leicester Tigers	14–39	London Wasps	Twickenham, London
15:30	Try: Bemand Pen: Goode (3)	Report 1 Report 2	Try: Hoadley Van Gisbergen Voyce Con: Van Gisbergen (3) Pen: Van Gisbergen (5) Drop: 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 Sébastien Chabal OF 7 Magnus Lund BF 6 Jason White RL 5 Chris Jones  75' LL 4 Ignacio Fernández Lobbe  40' TP 3 Stuart Turner HK 2 Andy Titterell  52' LP 1 Lionel Faure  54' Replacements: HK 16 Sébastien 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	Try: Lamb c Con: Walker (1/1) Pen: Walker (3)	Report 1 Report 2	Try: F.Murphy Tuilagi (2) Corry Goode Jennings Moody Con: Goode (3/7) Pen: 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	Try: Rees 12' c Lewsey 37' c Con: Van Gisbergen (2/2) Pen: Van Gisbergen (4) 6', 24', 35', 72'	Report 1 Report 2	Try: Varndell 56' Ellis 62' Pen: Goode (2) 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 Raphaël Ibañez  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	Try: Crane 61' c Con: Dupuy (1/1) Pen: Dupuy 17'	Report Report 2	Pen: D. Armitage 48', 71' Drop: Hewat 1'	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 Duffey 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 Tomás 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)	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 Tongaʻuiha  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

18 June 2022	Leicester Tigers	15 - 12	Saracens	Twickenham
15:00	Try: Liebenberg  26', Wiese  35' Con: Burns (28') Drop: Burns (80')	"Match report". Leicester Mercury. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.	Pen: Farrell  5', 63', 75' Daly  30'	Attendance: 72,748 Referee: Wayne Barnes

Team details

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Chris Ashton OC 13 Matías Moroni  58' IC 12 Guy Porter LW 11 Harry Potter FH 10 George Ford  23' SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth  63' N8 8 Jasper Wiese OF 7 Tommy Reffell  63' BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Calum Green  63' LL 4 Ollie Chessum TP 3 Dan Cole  53' HK 2 Julián Montoya  63' LP 1 Ellis Genge  63' Substitutions: HK 16 Charlie Clare  63' PR 17 Nephi Leatigaga  63' PR 18 Joe Heyes  53' LK 19 Harry Wells  63' FL 20 George Martin  63' SH 21 Ben Youngs  63' FH 22 Freddie Burns  23' CE 23 Matt Scott  58' 75' Coach: Steve Borthwick FB 15 Alex Goode RW 14 Max Malins OC 13 Elliot Daly IC 12 Nick Tompkins  71' LW 11 Sean Maitland  41' FH 10 Owen Farrell SH 9 Aled Davies  25'  66' N8 8 Billy Vunipola  76' OF 7 Ben Earl BF 6 Theo McFarland  59'  80' RL 5 Nick Isiekwe  80' LL 4 Maro Itoje TP 3 Vincent Koch HK 2 Jamie George LP 1 Mako Vunipola  66' Substitutions: HK 16 Kapeli Pifeleti PR 17 Eroni Mawi  66' PR 18 Alec Clarey FL 19 Jackson Wray  76' FL 20 Andy Christie  59' SH 21 Ivan van Zyl  66' CE 22 Duncan Taylor  71' CE 23 Alex Lozowski  41' Coach: Mark McCall

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 Casadeï  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 Cédric 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	Try: Lloyd (2) 41' m, 79' c Back 59' c 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	Try: Murphy 26' m Healey 59' c 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". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2017-07-07.	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 Johnny 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 Seán O'Brien SH 20 Simon Keogh FB 21 Rob Kearney FB 22 Girvan Dempsey Coach: Michael Cheika

European Challenge Cup final

The European Rugby Challenge Cup is the second level of European competition, for those clubs who did not qualify for he main European Cup or in some years were knocked out in the group stages of the main competition. Leicester have reached one final, losing it to Montpellier.

  Win   Loss

21 May 2021	Leicester Tigers	17–18	Montpellier	Twickenham, London
20:00	Try: Wells 33' c Wiese 46' c Con: G. Ford (2) 33', 46' Pen: G. Ford 9'	"Report".	Try: Rattez 14' c Goosen 58' m Con: Paillaugue (1) 14' Pen: Paillaugue (2) 16', 50'	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

Team details

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Guy Porter  20' OC 13 Matías Moroni IC 12 Dan Kelly LW 11 Nemani Nadolo  69' FH 10 George Ford SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth  46' N8 8 Jasper Wiese OF 7 Cyle Brink  30' BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Calum Green  74' LL 4 Harry Wells TP 3 Dan Cole  54' HK 2 Tom Youngs (c)  54' LP 1 Ellis Genge  66' Replacements: HK 16 Charlie Clare  54' PR 17 Luan de Bruin  66' PR 18 Joe Heyes  54' LK 19 Cameron Henderson  74' FL 20 Tommy Reffell  30' SH 21 Ben Youngs  46' FB 22 Zack Henry  69' WG 23 Kini Murimurivalu  20' Coach: Steve Borthwick FB 15 Anthony Bouthier RW 14 Arthur Vincent  43' OC 13 Johan Goosen IC 12 Jan Serfontein  63' LW 11 Vincent Rattez FH 10 Alex Lozowski SH 9 Benoît Paillaugue  61' N8 8 Alexandre Bécognée  30' LF 7 Yacouba Camara RF 6 Fulgence Ouedraogo  28' RL 5 Paul Willemse  77' LL 4 Florian Verhaeghe TP 3 Mohamed Haouas  44' HK 2 Guilhem Guirado (c)  46'  65' LP 1 Enzo Forletta Replacements: HK 16 Bismarck du Plessis  65' PR 17 Rob Rodgers PR 18 Titi Lamositele  44' LK 19 Tyler Duguid  77' FL 20 Jacques du Plessis  28' SH 21 Cobus Reinach  61' FH 22 Handré Pollard  63' WG 23 Gabriel N'Gandebe  43' Coach: Philippe Saint-André

Other Finals

Zurich Wildcard

Played three times this was a mid-table playoff 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' Back 96' Con: Stimpson Pen: Stimpson (4) Drop: McMullen			Attendance: 8,066

29 May 2004	Sale Sharks	27–48	Leicester Tigers	Twickenham, London
			Try: Healey 29' Gibson 40' Lloyd (2) 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
			Pen: Goode (4) Drop: Goode	Attendance: 15,000

24 August 2002	Biarritz Olympique	13–14	Leicester Tigers	Parc des Sports Aguiléra, Biarritz
		Report 1 Report 2	Try: Hipkiss 36' c Booth 74' c 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.