Leicester Tigers are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
Leicester Tigers in 1894
Leicester's match against Racing club de France in February 1923
Geordan Murphy, pictured in 2012, played 322 games for Leicester between 1997 and 2013. He is the most decorated player in the club's history with 8 Premiership titles, 2 European titles and 2 Anglo-Welsh cups.
Tom Croft made his debut in 2006 after coming through the club's academy, he played 173 games before retiring in 2017
Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, unparished area and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a population of 373,399 in 2022. The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. A 2023 report ranked Leicester 16th out of the 50 largest UK cities on a range of economic measures, and the first of seven East Midlands cities.
Image: Leicester Clock Tower wide view
Image: National Space Centre, Leicester
Image: Leicester Cathedral panorama (small crop)
Image: Roman bath house 009