Leicester Lions RFC

Leicester Lions are a rugby union club who currently play in National League 2 West – at tier 4 of the English rugby union system. 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
2021–225th (transferred to National League 2 West)
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.

Current standings
2022–23 National League 2 West Table
Played Won Drawn Lost Points for Points against Points diff Try bonus Losing bonus Points Pts adj
PLeicester Lions262501846397449211122
2Dings Crusaders262006932658224204104
3Clifton26190793257136121198
4Luctonians26170977147429718490
5Hinckley261529724736−1218284
6Loughborough Students26133108498084119683
7Redruth261401277365611716375
8Old Redcliffians2613112704738−3415473
9Exeter University2513111713711214472
10Newport (Salop)267019595951−35616650
11Bournville256118627890−26313746
12Hornets RFC266020657829−17213946
RBarnstaple266020471755−2847536
RStourbridge263023604974−37014526−5
  • 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: 29 April 2023

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. "Leicester Lions savour promotion". Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
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