Leicester Lions RFC

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Leicester Lions
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Full nameLeicester Lions Rugby Football Club
Union Leicestershire RU
Founded1998;27 years ago (1998)
Location Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Ground(s)Westleigh Park (Capacity: 2,000 [1] )
League(s) National League 1
2024–25 12th
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Official website
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Leicester Lions are a rugby union club which currently play in the third tier of the English rugby union system, National League 1, following their promotion from National League 2 West in 2023. 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]

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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.

Current standings

2025–26 National League 1 table
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPtsQualification
1 Birmingham Moseley 0000000000Promotion place
2 Blackheath 0000000000Promotion Play-off
3 Bishop's Stortford 0000000000
4 Clifton 0000000000
5 Dings Crusaders 0000000000
6 Leeds Tykes 0000000000
7 Leicester Lions 0000000000
8 Plymouth Albion 0000000000
9 Rams 0000000000
10 Rosslyn Park 0000000000
11 Rotherham Titans 0000000000
12 Sale FC 0000000000Relegation place
13 Sedgley Park 0000000000
14 Tonbridge Juddians 0000000000
First match(es) will be played: September 2025. Source: National League Rugby [4]
Rules for classification: If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
  1. Number of matches won
  2. Number of matches drawn
  3. Difference between points for and against
  4. Total number of points for
  5. Aggregate number of points scored in matches between tied teams
  6. Number of matches won excluding the first match, then the second and so on until the tie is settled

Honours

Leicester Lions (1998–present)

Westleigh (Parent club)

Wigston (Parent club)

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". 29 May 2013.
  2. "History". Leicester Lions RFC (Pitchero). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. "Leicester Lions (Team History)". Rugby Archive. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. "National League 1". NCA Rugby.
  5. "Leicester Lions savour promotion". Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.