You may have noticed I’ve been quiet on here! Going to take a break from this account for a bit but I’ll be back for the occasional moment of joy or anger
Plenty of excellent Tigers accounts who do a much better job than me to follow, namely
@FromLe2
@RuckedOver
Bye for now ❤️
Oh and here’s Genge going out of his way, after being subbed, to check on Cooney (who had been knocked out earlier). Bet this doesn’t get the same traction a 2 second clip of him not clapping does.
#fuckingrugbyvalues
I really really really hate this 10,000 capacity criteria
Where has that number even come from? Makes no sense and rugby is shooting itself in the foot
The championship season was looking very tasty at the top and now what? Just a bunch of friendlies basically
We’ll do proper goodbyes when the leaving list is officially confirmed but these two men, George Ford and Ellis Genge, have been the most important players for us over the years
They’re moving on for family reasons, but boy we’re going to miss them. Once a Tiger, always a Tiger
Everyone deserves a second chance! 🤝
So, after embarrassing himself at our last European home game on television 🙄, we gave Leicester Tigers Fan Rob a chance to redeem himself at Saturday's showdown with Leinster alongside fellow drink-spiller and Leicester supporter Sam...
You’ve been absolutely class for us and we’re all truly gutted you’re going. Sorry it’s out your hands!
Wherever you go next has a world class player and look forward to seeing you back at WR! All the best
@tutemoroni
Moroni’s Instagram message below⬇️
JVP had a poor game but the tweets I’ve seen have been so over the top. Do people want young players to have an opportunity or not? Don’t get it
Hope he starts next weekend
LEICESTER TIGERS 21/22 REGULAR SEASON
24 matches played, 20 won, 4 lost
94 POINTS!!!!! 😱😱😱 unreal job from top to bottom at
@LeicesterTigers
Now let’s finish the job and hopefully win the next two games and bring the trophy back to MMWR
Bedtime story:
Richard passes a ball to a man named George. George is very clever and runs to the right drawing in many defenders, passing to a man named Freddie. Freddie passes to Nic as he’s falling. Nic draws a man and finds Guy who scores to give a rugby team a win
The end
Leicester Tigers centre Matias Moroni has told BBC Radio Leicester he would like to stay at the club, and sign a new deal.
"My contract finishes this season, my agents will work on it. But I am really happy here, the way we work, train and play rugby. I would like to stay."
We’ve been through thick and thin since our last final. We’ve had different coaches, tried different playing styles, got our recruitment wrong and right (mainly wrong 🤣), nearly relegated, but Borthwick has come in, steadied the ship and lead us back to Twickenham. Some journey
Just personally feel the captain of our club should hold off from doing signing videos for a new club mid-season
Love the man, respect the call, and get Bristol maybe forced his hand with the vid, but didn’t see Ford and Sanderson having a big embrace video
I am so proud of every single player. Every single member of the coaching team. And every fan. We’ve had a poor season, but tonight was a special night.
Enjoy tonight
@LeicesterTigers
YES YES YES YES YES YES
FT Clermont 29-44 Tigers
Who saw this coming? Don’t even remember the Sale and Newcastle games 🤣
The effort, the resilience, just incredible
Simmons one of many highlights but to win away at Clermont scoring 44 is crazy
3/3 in Europe! Sensational
WIGGY FIST BUMP
🏆 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐑 🏆
Congratulations on an unrivalled playing career, Richard Wigglesworth and good luck in retirement
... as Leicester Tigers Head Coach! 🐯
You know when you used to start football manager career at a 4th/5th division team and take them to the top?
Rugby equivalent is take them all the way to the 2nd tier and then get told promotion isn’t allowed. FUN!
I know Ashton got the yellow, but he saved a try in the corner in his stint in the first half. He’ll take that and we’ll move on to his next appearance
FT Tigers 24-18 Saracens
Their second loss of the season, our defence was just incredible.
A real game of two halves where our attack set us up and our defence took it home
How we only lost that second half 8-0 I’ll never know
WHAT A WIN
Pollard is clearly excellent and can’t wait to see more of him next season
But Jesus Christ George Ford is pure quality
Has to go to France for the RWC. I’d start him
Bringing off Burns might be the weirdest / worst decision Borthwick has made at Tigers?
Having a scrumhalf at fullback and a fullback who is a less experienced flyhalf at 10 is just mind boggling
TOM YOUNGS RETIRES
He made 215 appearances for the club, as well as 28 for England and 3 for the Lions
One of the toughest players you’d come across, club legend
Wishing Tom and his family all the best in the future
FT Tigers 19-11 Sale
SIX OUT OF SIX, WINNING BREEDS WINNING
We’ve not won our first six league games in 27 years. I’m 25 so I’ve NEVER seen this happen.
WE ARE ON FIRE
A day everyone associated with
@LeicesterTigers
will never forget ❤️
Truly special for a number of reasons...
The
#NoFilter
cameras were right at the heart of it 🙌
Chris Ashton will retire at the end of the season!
98 tries in the prem, come on Wiggy let’s get him to 100!
What a servant to the sport, will always remember that try vs Australia
Nadolo is retiring!
Not many people have ever been able to do what he does on the wing, absolutely tore it up for us
He loved scoring against Saints too ❤️
Wish you all the best
@nemani_nadolo
, what a career
FT CLERMONT 10-29 TIGERS
We are the real deal. That’s some result, one of the best I can remember. First win at Marcel-Michelin in 17 years.
Imagine telling all of us 2 years ago we’d be doing this, I’d just laugh in disbelief.
BRING ON NEXT WEEK, we’re so close to the QF
Eddie Jones on Ollie Chessum - Rugby Union Daily
“We’ve been searching for a Courtney type player, a tall strong player who can play 6 or 4. He’s come into camp and from the word dot he’s applied himself, got all the attributes of being a good test player”
FT Tigers 28-13 Gloucester
A wonderful second half sends us into Christmas in the top four! Wigglesworth with an 100% win rate and great to see Watson score two
We really turned it around, backs finally found their passes and Gloucester looked exhausted!
YES BOYS
Wow, just wow. This is the Leicester Tigers that we’ve been building towards over the past few seasons.
Steward is world class at 20. Ford is so in control it’s a joke. Scott coming into the game. Martin carrying so well. Genge and Nadolo MONSTERS
Borthwick “we could be a club that puts on club websites how many people we’re missing, or just get on with it, and we’re just getting on with it”
Throwing shade somewhere 👀👀
Coming 3rd is more than most of us expected come January, so thank you to Wigglesworth and the team for an exceptional turn around.
End of an era for Tigers, but looking forward to the next under Dan McKellar! Aim will be top two again
🐯 Leicester Tigers are excited to announce the club has agreed a new deal with international outside back Anthony Watson from December! 🫡
#TigersFamily