Leicester Tigers in cup finals
Leicester Tigers' results in various rugby union 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
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
4 April 1891
Coventry
L
0
8
Rugby Cricket Club
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
31 March 1894
Coventry
L
0
11
Rugby Cricket Club
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
6 April 1898
Moseley
W
5
3
The Butts, Coventry
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
1 April 1899
Nuneaton
W
20
3
The Butts, Coventry
8,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
31 March 1900
Moseley
W
13
4
The Butts, Coventry
10,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
30 March 1901
Moseley
W
8
3
Rugby Cricket Club
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
29 March 1902
Moseley
W
5
0
The Butts, Coventry
8,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
4 April 1903
Rugby
W
18
0
The Butts, Coventry
6,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
2 April 1904
Moseley
W
13
3
Burton-on-Trent
5,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
1 April 1905
Nottingham
W
31
0
The Butts, Coventry
10,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
3 April 1909
Coventry
W
8
3
Nottingham
4,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
2 April 1910
Coventry
W
8
6
Nuneaton
10,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
30 March 1912
Coventry
W
16
0
Rugby Cricket Club
3,000
[ 1]
Midlands Counties Cup
5 April 1913
Belgrave Premier Works
W
39
8
Welford Road , Leicester
2,853
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
15 April 1978
Gloucester
L
3
6
Twickenham , London
24,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
21 April 1979
Moseley
W
15
12
Twickenham , London
18,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
19 April 1980
London Irish
W
21
9
Twickenham , London
27,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
2 May 1981
Gosforth
W
22
15
Twickenham , London
24,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
30 April 1983
Bristol
L
22
28
Twickenham , London
34,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
29 April 1989
Bath
L
6
10
Twickenham , London
59,300
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
1 May 1993
Harlequins
W
23
16
Twickenham , London
54,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
7 May 1994
Bath
L
9
21
Twickenham , London
68,000
[ 1]
RFU Knock-out Cup
4 May 1996
Bath
L
15
16
Twickenham , London
75,000
[ 1]
Heineken Cup
25 January 1997
Brive
L
9
28
Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff
41,664
[ 2]
RFU Knock-out Cup
10 May 1997
Sale
W
9
3
Twickenham , London
75,000
[ 1]
Zurich Championship
13 May 2001
Bath
W
22
10
Twickenham , London
33,500
[ 3]
Heineken Cup
19 May 2001
Stade Français
W
34
30
Parc des Princes , Paris
44,000
[ 4]
Heineken Cup
25 May 2002
Munster
W
15
9
Millennium Stadium , Cardiff
74,600
[ 5]
Premiership
14 May 2005
London Wasps
L
14
39
Twickenham , London
60,762
[ 6]
Premiership
27 May 2006
Sale Sharks
L
20
45
Twickenham , London
58,000
[ 7]
Anglo-Welsh Cup
15 April 2007
Ospreys
W
41
35
Twickenham , London
43,312
[ 8]
Premiership
12 May 2007
Gloucester
W
44
16
Twickenham , London
59,400
[ 9]
Heineken Cup
20 May 2007
London Wasps
L
9
25
Twickenham , London
81,076
[ 10]
Anglo-Welsh Cup
12 April 2008
Ospreys
L
6
23
Twickenham , London
65,756
[ 11]
Premiership
31 May 2008
London Wasps
L
16
26
Twickenham , London
81,600
[ 12]
Premiership
16 May 2009
London Irish
W
10
9
Twickenham , London
81,601
[ 13]
Heineken Cup
23 May 2009
Leinster
L
16
19
Murrayfield , Edinburgh
66,523
[ 14]
Premiership
29 May 2010
Saracens
W
33
27
Twickenham , London
81,600
[ 15]
Premiership
28 May 2011
Saracens
L
18
22
Twickenham , London
80,016
[ 16]
Anglo-Welsh Cup
18 March 2012
Northampton
W
26
14
Sixways , Worcester
11,895
[ 17]
Premiership
26 May 2012
Harlequins
L
23
30
Twickenham , London
81,779
[ 18]
Premiership
25 May 2013
Northampton
W
37
17
Twickenham , London
81,703
[ 19]
Anglo-Welsh Cup
19 March 2017
Exeter Chiefs
W
16
12
Twickenham Stoop , London
6,834
[ 20]
European Challenge Cup
21 May 2021
Montpellier
L
17
18
Twickenham , London
10,000
[ 21]
Premiership
18 June 2022
Saracens
W
15
12
Twickenham , London
72,784
[ 22]
Premiership Cup
15 March 2024
Gloucester
L
13
23
Kingsholm , Gloucester
[ 23]
Midland Counties Cup
Win
Loss
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
Team details
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:
Team details
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 BarnwellHare Con: Hare (2)Pen: Hare (3)
Try: CunninghamCon: JohnsonPen: Johnson (2) Patrick
Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Roger Quittenton (London & Sussex Societies)
Team details
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
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' cCroft 15' cKay 26' cTuilagi 30' cCon: Burke (4) 13', 15', 26', 30'Goode 63'Pen: Goode 54', 70'
"Report" .
Try: Byrne 44' cS. Williams (2) 49' m, 57' cWalker 74' cCon: Hook (3) 44', 57', 74'Pen: Hook (3) 2', 11', 37'
Attendance: 43,312 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland )
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
Team details
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
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.
29 May 2010
Leicester Tigers
33–27
Saracens
Twickenham , London
17:30
Try: Smith 13' cYoungs 27' cHipkiss 76' cCon: Flood (3/3)Pen: Flood (4/6) 3', 19', 47', 57'
Report 1 Report 2
Try: Joubert (2) 17' m, 49' cCon: Jackson (1/2)Pen: Jackson (5/6) 2', 9', 25', 70', 75'
Attendance: 81,600 Referee: Dave Pearson
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' cCon: Farrell (1/1)Pen: Farrell (5/5) 6', 20', 35', 43', 73'
Attendance: 80,016 Referee: Wayne Barnes
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' cCon: Ford (2/2)Pen: Ford (3/3) 14', 27', 69'
Attendance: 81,779 Referee: Wayne Barnes
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
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' cBack 59' cCon: Stimpson (2) 59', 79'Pen: Stimpson (5) 6', 10', 30', 64', 73'
Attendance: 44,000 Referee: David McHugh (Ireland )
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
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
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.
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 .