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Formed in August 1880 as Leicester Football Club, Leicester Tigers are one of the biggest rugby union clubs in the world. Their home ground is the Mattioli Woods Welford Road stadium.
Club Name:
Club Address:
Leicester Tigers
Welford Road
Aylestone Road
Leicester
LE2 7TR
Telephone:
0116 319 8888
Stadium:
Address:
Capacity:
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Aylestone Road, Leicester LE2 7TR
25,849
Club Founded:
Team Colours:
1880
Green, Red, White
From M1 (North and South) and M69 (East): Exit the motorway at Junction 21 (M1). Follow the signs for the city centre via Narborough Road (A5460).
After 3 miles, at the cross-road junction with Upperton Road, turn right. Continue over the River Soar, onto Walnut Street, and follow the signs to the city centre. The stadium is approximately 1/2 mile ahead.
From A6 (South): Follow the signs for the city centre, coming in via London Road. At the main set of lights opposite the entrance to the railway station (on the right), turn left onto Waterloo Way.
Continue over the next set of traffic lights onto Tigers Way. The stadium is immediately in front of you.
From A5199 (South): Follow the signs for the city centre, coming in via Welford Road.
From A426 (South): Follow the signs for the city centre, coming in via Aylestone Road. The ground will be on your right.
From A47 (East): Follow the signs for the city centre, coming in via Uppingham Road. At the St Georges Retail Park roundabout, take the second exit into St Georges Way (A594).
Carry on past the Leicester Mercury offices on the right, and then filter off right onto Waterloo Way just before the Railway Station and then onto Tigers Way. The stadium is 1/4 mile further on.
The stadium has 250 car parking spaces on the Holland & Barrett car park. The entrance to this is from Aylestone Road, just past Leicester College on the right hand side behind the Holland & Barrett.
There are also several car parks within close proximity. Euro Park on the Cinema and Supermarket Complex is a short two minutes walk away. NCP car park on Welford Road is a five minute walk away. NCP on East Street in the city centre is a 10 minute walk away.
| Date | Home Team | Away Team |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 28th Dec | Exeter Chiefs | Leicester Tigers |
| Sun 4th Jan | Leicester Tigers | Saracens |
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 19th Dec | Leicester Tigers | Gloucester | 0-0 |
| Fri 28th Nov | Newcastle Falcons | Leicester Tigers | 17-39 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath | 7 | 31 |
| 2 | Exeter Chiefs | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Northampton Saints | 7 | 28 |
| 4 | Leicester Tigers | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Bristol Bears | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Saracens | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Sale Sharks | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | Harlequins | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Gloucester | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Newcastle Falcons | 7 | 0 |
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