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Leigh RLFC originally formed in 1878, changing name & branding to Leigh Leopards in 2022. Their home ground is The Leopards Den Sports Village in Leigh, Greater Manchester.
Club Name:
Club Address:
Leigh Leopards
The Leopards Den Sports Village
Sale Way
Leigh
WN7 4JY
Telephone:
01942 487887
Stadium:
Address:
Capacity:
The Leopards Den Sports Village
Sale Way, Leigh WN7 4JY
12,000
Club Founded:
Team Colours:
1878
Red, Black & White
3 minutes from the A580.
8 minutes from M6 Junction 23 (Haydock Park).
14 minutes from M60 Junction 14.
There are over 1000 free car parking spaces available on site, access to these car parks is via Sale Way, situated directly off the A579 Atherleigh Way.
For big games, free car parking is also available at Leigh RUFC, situated 15-20 minutes walk from the stadium.
There are also numerous pay and display car parks situated in Leigh town centre, approximately 10-15 minutes walk from the stadium. Please study this map for car parking options on and around the Leigh Sports Village site.
For those travelling by public transport, Leigh bus station is situated in the town centre and is served with regular connections from Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, Warrington and St. Helens. The bus station is a 10 minute walk from the stadium, or alternatively the 597 bus service, operated by South Lancs Travel, runs directly from the bus station to the stadium. The Vantage V1 bus service is the best and quickest way to travel from Central Manchester to Leigh Sports Village.
Leigh Sports Village is a ten minute walk from Leigh Bus Station in the town centre, which has regular connections with Manchester, Bolton, Wigan, Warrington and St. Helens. Alternatively the 597 bus service, operated by Diamond Buses, runs directly from the bus station to the stadium (weekdays only).
The nearest train stations are Atherton (4.2miles), Newton-le-Willows (5.3miles) and Wigan North Western on the West Coast mainline (7.9miles).
| Date | Home Team | Away Team |
|---|
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3rd Oct | Wigan Warriors | Leigh Leopards | 18-6 |
| Fri 26th Sep | Leigh Leopards | Wakefield Trinity | 26-10 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan Warriors | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | Leigh Leopards | 27 | 39 |
| 4 | Leeds Rhinos | 27 | 36 |
| 5 | St Helens | 27 | 34 |
| 6 | Wakefield Trinity | 27 | 30 |
| 7 | Hull FC | 27 | 27 |
| 8 | Warrington Wolves | 27 | 20 |
| 9 | Catalans Dragons | 27 | 20 |
| 10 | Huddersfield Giants | 27 | 14 |
| 11 | Castleford Tigers | 27 | 12 |
| 12 | Salford Red Devils | 27 | 4 |
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