Leicester Lions RFC

Leicester Lions are a rugby union club who currently play in National League 2 South – at tier 4 of the English rugby union system – following a level transfer at the end of the 2018–19 season. The Lions are a leading amateur club in Leicester and along with Loughborough University and Hinckley are the senior clubs in Leicestershire after Premiership Rugby side Leicester Tigers . The club was formed as a result of an amalgamation between two local clubs in 1998, these being Westleigh RFC (established in 1904) and Wigston RFC (established in 1946).[2][3]

Leicester Lions
Full nameLeicester Lions Rugby Football Club
UnionLeicestershire RU
Founded1998 (1998)
LocationBlaby, Leicestershire, England
Ground(s)Westleigh Park (Capacity: 2,000[1])
League(s)National League 2 South
2019–207th
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/leicesterlions/

Leicester Lions boast several high-profile names amongst their former and current players and coaching staff. Jason Aldwinckle, the former Leicester Tigers' hooker is the forwards coach, while the former club captain and England Counties outside back Gareth Collins has taken over as head coach. 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 (1998–present)

Westleigh (Parent club)

Wigston (Parent club)

Current standings
2021–22 National League 2 South Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points
1Esher13101249326522810153
2Redruth1311023892091808052
3Clifton1410045392952447249
4Worthing Raiders1490540530510010349
5Henley Hawks13904364273917346
6Leicester Lions13904324268576244
7Old Albanian148064503111397342
8Guernsey Raiders12804309271384137
9Barnes13535334340–65233
10Dings Crusaders13518344385−418333
11Bury St Edmunds13607372333395332
12Hinckley13508366342246430
13Canterbury13418266285−193324
14Rochford Hundred143011217386−1692418
15Barnstaple142012213498−2850210
16Westcliff140014155775−620011
  • 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: 11 December 2021
Source: "National League 2 South". NCA Rugby.

Notes
  1. If you count the wins by parent clubs Westleigh RFC (5) and Wigston (1) then Leicester Lions have won the Leicestershire County Cup nine times.

References
  1. http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/rugbyengdiv3/leicesterlions.php
  2. "History". Leicester Lions RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. "Leicester Lions (Team History)". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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