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 Points deducted
1Esher3025141115617498232122
2Redruth302415973489484192119
3Clifton3022171181677504224116
4Worthing Raiders302019886648238216110
5Leicester Lions292009825569256175102
6Bury St Edmunds301621289774415314688
7Dings Crusaders30151148478123519687
8Henley Hawks30153127657293614484
9Old Albanian30140168767918517977−5
10Guernsey Raiders2813114717804−8714472
11Barnes30115147407241612571
12Canterbury2910217628707−7911560
13Hinckley299020700849−14912957
14Rochford Hundred297022530948−4188743
15Westcliff (R)3030274011365−9645219
16Barnstaple (R)3040264271035−6080218
  • 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. Pink background are relegation places.
Updated: 30 April 2022
Source: National League 2 South RFU [5]

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. "Leicester Lions RFC Fixtures History and Club Information".
  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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "National League 2 South". England Rugby.
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