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 49 major finals winning 29 and losing 20.
Summary Competition Date Opponent Result For Against Venue Attendance Ref Midlands Counties Cup Moseley L 0 6 The Butts, Coventry 4,000 Midlands Counties Cup Coventry L 0 8 Rugby Cricket Club Midlands Counties Cup Coventry L 0 11 Rugby Cricket Club Midlands Counties Cup Moseley W 5 3 The Butts, Coventry Midlands Counties Cup Nuneaton W 20 3 The Butts, Coventry 8,000 Midlands Counties Cup Moseley W 13 4 The Butts, Coventry 10,000 Midlands Counties Cup Moseley W 8 3 Rugby Cricket Club Midlands Counties Cup Moseley W 5 0 The Butts, Coventry 8,000 Midlands Counties Cup Rugby W 18 0 The Butts, Coventry 6,000 Midlands Counties Cup Moseley W 13 3 Burton-on-Trent 5,000 Midlands Counties Cup Nottingham W 31 0 The Butts, Coventry 10,000 Midlands Counties Cup Coventry W 8 3 Nottingham 4,000 Midlands Counties Cup Coventry W 8 6 Nuneaton 10,000 Midlands Counties Cup Coventry W 16 0 Rugby Cricket Club 3,000 Midlands Counties Cup Belgrave Premier Works W 39 8 Welford Road, Leicester 2,853 RFU Knock-out Cup Gloucester L 3 6 Twickenham, London 24,000 RFU Knock-out Cup Moseley W 15 12 Twickenham, London 18,000 RFU Knock-out Cup London Irish W 21 9 Twickenham, London 27,000 RFU Knock-out Cup Gosforth W 22 15 Twickenham, London 24,000 RFU Knock-out Cup Bristol L 22 28 Twickenham, London 34,000 RFU Knock-out Cup Bath L 6 10 Twickenham, London 59,300 RFU Knock-out Cup Harlequins W 23 16 Twickenham, London 54,000 RFU Knock-out Cup Bath L 9 21 Twickenham, London 68,000 RFU Knock-out Cup Bath L 15 16 Twickenham, London 75,000 Heineken Cup Brive L 9 28 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 41,664 RFU Knock-out Cup Sale W 9 3 Twickenham, London 75,000 Zurich Championship Bath W 22 10 Twickenham, London 33,500 Heineken Cup Stade Français W 34 30 Parc des Princes, Paris 44,000 Heineken Cup Munster W 15 9 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 74,600 Premiership London Wasps L 14 39 Twickenham, London 60,762 Premiership Sale Sharks L 20 45 Twickenham, London 58,000 Anglo-Welsh Cup Ospreys W 41 35 Twickenham, London 43,312 Premiership Gloucester W 44 16 Twickenham, London 59,400 Heineken Cup London Wasps L 9 25 Twickenham, London 81,076 Anglo-Welsh Cup Ospreys L 6 23 Twickenham, London 65,756 Premiership London Wasps L 16 26 Twickenham, London 81,600 Premiership London Irish W 10 9 Twickenham, London 81,601 Heineken Cup Leinster L 16 19 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 66,523 Premiership Saracens W 33 27 Twickenham, London 81,600 Premiership Saracens L 18 22 Twickenham, London 80,016 Anglo-Welsh Cup Northampton W 26 14 Sixways, Worcester 11,895 Premiership Harlequins L 23 30 Twickenham, London 81,779 Premiership Northampton W 37 17 Twickenham, London 81,703 Anglo-Welsh Cup Exeter Chiefs W 16 12 Twickenham Stoop, London 6,834 European Challenge Cup Montpellier L 17 18 Twickenham, London 10,000 Premiership Saracens W 15 12 Twickenham, London 72,784 Premiership Cup Gloucester L 13 23 Kingsholm, Gloucester 14,460 Premiership Bath L 21 23 Twickenham, London 81,708 Prem Rugby Cup Exeter Chiefs W 66 14 Welford Road, Leicester
Midland Counties Cup
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.
Team details 15 Peter Butler 14 Bob Clewes 13 Brian Vine 12 Richard Jardine 11 Richard Mogg 10 Christopher Williams 9 Paul Howell 8 Vivian Woodley 7 John Simonett 6 John Watkins (c) 5 John Fidler 4 Stephen Boyle 3 Mike Burton 2 Stephen Mills 1 Gordon SargentReplacements: 16 Ron Etheridge 17 Dave Pointon 18 Peter Kingston 19 Mike Curran 20 Fred Reed 21 Eddie PinkneyCoach: O Dusty Hare N John Duggan M Paul Dodge L Brian Hall (c) K Bob Barker J Bleddyn Jones I Steve Kenney G Dave Forfar H Garry Adey F Steve Johnson E Arthur Hazelrigg D Nick Joyce C Steve Redfern B Peter Wheeler A Ray NeedhamReplacements: P Robin Money Q Bill Reichwald R T Walley S Angus Collington T John White U Dosser SmithCoach: Chalkie White
Team details O Dusty Hare N Mick Newton M Terry Burwell L Paul Dodge K Tim Barnwell J Les Cusworth I Steve Kenney G Garry Adey H Ian "Dosser" Smith F Steve Johnson E Arthur Hazelrigg D Nick Joyce C Steve Redfern B Peter Wheeler (c) A Robin CowlingReplacements: P Angus Collington Q Brian Hall R Jim Kempin S Jez Krych T Tim Walley U John WhiteCoach: Chalkie White 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 GreavesReplacements: 16 Andy Watson-Jones for Corless (30m) 17 Steve King for Nutt (50m)Coach:
Team details O Dusty Hare N Tim Barnwell M Clive Woodward L Paul Dodge K Terry Burwell J Les Cusworth I Steve Kenney G Garry Adey H Ian "Dosser" Smith F Steve Johnson E Nigel Gillingham D Nick Joyce C Steve Redfern B Peter Wheeler (c) A Robin CowlingReplacements: P Angus Collington Q Mark Duffelen R Brian Hall S Andy Key T Mick Merriman U Ray NeedhamCoach: Chalkie White 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 NewberryReplacements: 16 David McCracken for Smythe (43m)Coach:
Team details O Dusty Hare N Kevin Williams L Clive Woodward M Paul Dodge K Tim Barnwell J Les Cusworth I Steve Kenney G Garry Adey H Ian "Dosser" Smith F Steve Johnson E Nick Jackson D Nick Joyce C Steve Redfern B Peter Wheeler (c) A Robin CowlingReplacements: P Angus Collington for Johnson (82m) Q Chris Tressler R Wayne Richardson S Mick Merriman T Andy Key U Brian HallCoach: Chalkie White 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 SimpsonCoach: David Robinson
Team details A Huw Duggan B Alan Morley C Ralph Knibbs D Simon Hogg E John Carr F Stuart Barnes G Richard Harding O John Doubleday N Kevin Bogira M Austin Sheppard L Pete Polledri K Nigel Pomphrey J Alf Troughton I Mike Rafter (c) H Bob HesfordReplacements: P Dave Palmer Q Phil Cue R Dave Sorrell S Lawrence Yandell T Mark Tomlin U Peter StiffCoach: Dave Tyler O Ian Dodson N Barry Evans M Paul Dodge L Clive Woodward K Tim Barnwell J Les Cusworth I Nick Youngs A Stuart Redfern B Peter Wheeler C Steve Redfern D Nigel Gillingham E Malcolm Foulkes-Arnold F Steve Johnson (c) H Ian "Dosser" Smith G Dean RichardsReplacements: P Ian Bates for Barnwell Q Nick Jackson R Steve Kenney S Mike Poulson T Wayne Richardson U Chris TresslerCoach:
Team details 16 John Palmer 15 Tony Swift 14 Simon Halliday 12 Jeremy Guscott 11 Fred Sagoe 10 Stuart Barnes (c) 9 Richard Hill 8 Dave Egerton 7 Jon Hall 6 Damian Cronin 5 John Morrison 4 Andy Robinson 3 Maurice 'Richard' Lee 2 Graham Dawe 1 Gareth ChilcottReplacements: 16 Steve Knight 17 Keith Hoskin 18 Jimmy Deane 19 Victor Ubogu 20 Nigel Redman 21 Paul Simpson for EgertonCoach: Jack Rowell O Dusty Hare N Barry Evans M Paul Dodge (c) L Ian Bates K Rory Underwood J Les Cusworth I Aadel Kardooni A Stuart Redfern B Troy Thacker C Steve Redfern D Malcolm Foulks-Arnold E Tom Smith F John Wells H Ian "Dosser" Smith G Dean RichardsReplacements: P Tony Underwood Q Jez Harris R Steve Kenney S Dave Kitching T Chris Tressler U Adey MarriottCoach:
Team details O John Liley N Tony Underwood M Ian Bates L Stuart Potter K Rory Underwood J Jez Harris I Aadel Kardooni G Dean Richards H Neil Back F John Wells (c) E Matt Poole D Martin Johnson C Darren Garforth B Richard Cockerill A Graham RowntreeReplacements: P Laurence Boyle Q Darren Grewcock R Dave Hopper S Chris Johnson T Simon Povoas U Nigel RichardsonCoach: Ian "Dosser" Smith 15 Kent Bray 14 Chris Madderson 13 Will Carling 12 Gavin Thompson 11 Jeff Alexander 10 Paul Challinor 9 Rob Glenister 8 Chris Sheasby 7 Peter Winterbottom (c) 6 Mark Russell 5 Richard Langhorn 4 Alex Snow 3 Andy Mullins 2 Brian Moore 1 Jason LeonardReplacements: 16 Richard Goodwin 17 Stuart Thresher 18 Mark Evans 19 Martin Hobley 20 Simon Dear 21 Nick KilickCoach:
Team details 16 Jon Callard 15 Tony Swift 14 Phil de Glanville 12 Mike Catt 11 Adedayo Adebayo 10 Stuart Barnes 9 Richard Hill 8 Ben Clarke 7 Jon Hall (c) 6 Andy Robinson 5 Andy Reed 4 Nigel Redman 3 Victor Ubogu 2 Graham Dawe 1 Dave HiltonReplacements: 16 Ian Sanders 17 Tim Beddow 18 John Mallett 19 Steve Ojomoh for Robinson (49m) 20 Ed Rayner 21 Audley LumsdenCoach: Jack Rowell O Wayne Kilford N Tony Underwood M Stuart Potter L Laurence Boyle K Rory Underwood J Jez Harris I Aadel Kardooni G Dean Richards (c) H Neil Back F John Wells E Matt Poole D Martin Johnson C Darren Garforth B Richard Cockerill A Graham RowntreeReplacements: P Niall Malone Q Jamie Hamilton R Derek Jelley S Chris Johnson T Chris Tarbuck U Bill Drake-LeeCoach: Ian "Dosser" Smith
Team details 16 Jon Callard 15 Audley Lumsden 14 Phil de Glanville (c) 12 Adedayo Adebayo 11 Jon Sleightholme 10 Mike Catt 9 Andy Nicol 8 Eric Peters 7 Steve Ojomoh 6 Andy Robinson 5 Nigel Redman 4 Martin Haag 3 John Mallett 2 Graham Dawe 1 Dave HiltonReplacements: 16 Richard Butland 17 Ian Sanders 18 Darren Crompton 19 Neil McCarthy 20 Andy Reed 21 Ed PearceCoach: Brian Ashton O John Liley N Steve Hackney M Stuart Potter L Richie Robinson K Rory Underwood J Niall Malone I Aadel Kardooni G Dean Richards (c) H Neil Back F John Wells E Matt Poole D Martin Johnson C Darren Garforth B Richard Cockerill A Graham RowntreeReplacements: P Jez Harris Q Jamie Hamilton R Derek Jelley S Dorian West T Chris Tarbuck U Bill Drake-LeeCoach:
Team details O Niall Malone N Craig Joiner M Will Greenwood L Stuart Potter K Leon Lloyd J Joel Stransky I Austin Healey G Eric Miller H Neil Back F John Wells E Matt Poole D Martin Johnson (c) C Darren Garforth B Richard Cockerill A Graham RowntreeReplacements: P Rob Liley Q Aadel Kardooni R Bill Drake-Lee S Dean Richards T Dorian West U Steve HackneyDir of Rugby: Bob Dwyer 15 Jim Mallinder (c) 14 David Rees 13 Jos Baxendell 12 Adrian Hadley 11 Tom Beim 10 Simon Mannix 9 Dewi Morris 8 John Mitchell 7 Dylan O'Grady 6 Neil Ashurst 5 Dave Baldwin 4 Dave Erskine 3 Paul Smith 2 Steve Diamond 1 Paul WinstanleyReplacements: 16 John O'Reilly 17 Chris Yates 18 Andy Morris 19 Sean Fletcher 20 Luke Hewson 21 Murray DriverCoach:
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.