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Crusaders pinch it at the death over Bourn

25 September 2022 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings……………… 45pts Bournville……… 41pts Dings made it four wins in a row, thanks to a hard-fought victory over battling Bournville at Shaftesbury […]

Lions claw their way beyond Lucs

25 September 2022 0 comments

By ALEX SMITH Luctonians…………..37 Leicester Lions…..43 Leicester Lions maintained their 100% start, but were pushed all the way in the end by a resolute Luctonians. […]

Campbell proud of progress shown at Hinckley

18 September 2022 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA■By BEN JAYCOCK CHRIS Campbell has made the step up to director of rugby at Hinckley and in and amongst the extra paperwork, he […]

Lions hold nerve to foil game Hornets

4 September 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L……..28pts Hornets…………… 17pts LEICESTER Lions picked up where they left off last season as they launched their 2022/23 campaign with a […]

Barber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon

28 August 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his Clifton side open their […]

Five-year deal will give Cup boost – Grainger

21 August 2022 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Steve Grainger, RFU director of rugby development, is confident the new five-year partnership between England Rugby and Papa Johns pizza company will […]

Helliwell double seals win for Lions

8 May 2022 2 comments

By MICHAEL HAWKINS Leicester L ….47Guernsey ……..14LEICESTER Lions made amends for their 17-5 defeat in Guernsey in the reverse fixture in October with a sparkling […]

Lions power to Hawks triumph

17 April 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..38 Henley Hawks……. 12LEICESTER Lions converted a commanding first-half performance into a convincing win over Henley Hawks.Lions were soon on the […]

Sterland’s late try seals extra point

3 April 2022 1 comment

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Old Albanian……….. 14PERSISTENCE won the day for Lions against an OAs side whose powerful pack and excellent defence made the […]

Jake sees Lions to five-try triumph

27 March 2022 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..36 Barnstaple……………. 5LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory.Barnstaple rattled Lions with an impressive forward drive that saw […]

Supersub Archie helps to see off Lions

13 March 2022 0 comments

By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders…24 Leicester Lions….. 17DINGS made it four wins in a row thanks to a threetries-to-two victory over Leicester Lions at Shaftesbury […]

Sims sees Lions to bonus point

27 February 2022 0 comments

By SHAUN WREN Worthing………………35 Leicester Lions….. 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison Sims delivered a man […]

Constant thrives as Lions triumph

20 February 2022 0 comments

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..35 Canterbury……………..0DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming a bonus-point win.On a cold […]

Superb drive gives Wolfpack the win

13 February 2022 0 comments

By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..27 Leicester Lions….. 21THE Wolfpack began the game with a point to prove, and they certainly proved it with an […]

Ten out of ten for high-flying Esher

23 January 2022 0 comments

By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher…………………….34 Leicester Lions….. 31 ESHER held off a fierce attack by Leicester Lions to make it ten wins in a row at […]

Lions battle back to topple Westcliff

16 January 2022 0 comments

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..49 Westcliff…………….. 12LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the resistance of gutsy visitors Westcliff.The hosts […]

Salter full of praise for his Clifton Lions tamers

9 January 2022 0 comments

By MIKE BARBER Clifton……………..40pts Leicester Lions…22ptsFirst blood: Clifton flanker Harry Bate scores the first try early in the gamePICTURES: Gary LearmonthLEADERS Clifton produced a superb […]

Young shines as Lions oust OAs

28 November 2021 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian……….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 16A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions edge to a two-point victory […]

Young gets his kicks for Lions

21 November 2021 0 comments

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple………….. 14 Leicester Lions….. 17LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned a narrow win over Barnstaple.Young […]

Fast start fires Lions to victory

14 November 2021 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions…..32 Dings……………………. 15AN ELECTRIC start helped put Leicester on course for victory over Dings Crusaders.Lions put Dings under pressure from the […]

Plucky Hundred pipped by Lions

31 October 2021 0 comments

By PETER REED Rochford H………….. 19 Leicester Lions….. 20STILL smarting from their loss away to Barnstaple, Rochford Hundred hit the ground running from the kick-off […]

High-flying Raiders are toppled by gutsy Lions

24 October 2021 0 comments

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……. 17 Worthing…………. 7A GRITTY performance by Leicester Lions earned them a win over league leaders Worthing Raiders.Lions put Raiders under […]

Reynolds crosses in Canterbury late show

17 October 2021 0 comments

By SIMON SMITH Canterbury……. 30 Leicester L…….27CANTERBURY left it late as they edged past Leicester Lions to record a thrilling bonus-point victory.Frankie Reynolds crossed for […]

Seven-try Lions are finally up and running

19 September 2021 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff………. 17 Leicester L……. 50LEICESTER Lions bounced back from defeats by Clifton and Redruth to overpower hosts Westcliff and break their duck.Westcliff, […]

Debutant Trewin shining star for Redruth

5 September 2021 0 comments

By BILL HOOPER Redruth………………..27 Leicester Lions……. 5REDRUTH got their season off to a perfect start with a bonus point win against Leicester Lions.The home side’s […]

Pack pressure sees Reds kill off Lions

15 March 2020 1 comment

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L ….15 Redruth ……….31 A POWERFUL performance by Redruth’s pack proved to be the difference as they saw off Leicester Lions. […]

Brave Ben is the Lions hero

8 March 2020 0 comments

By GEOFF SIBLEY Old Redcliffians ..10 Leicester Lions ….13 BEN Young’s last-gasp drop goal saw Leicester Lions complete a dramatic comeback victory at Old Redcliffians. […]

Cool finish by Young earns Lions their win

2 February 2020 2 comments

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L ……17 Dings Crus ……15 LIONS just about deserved victory after a nail-biting finish. Dings had the better of the first […]

Lions prove Constant threat at the Barn Elms

26 January 2020 0 comments

By ALICE CLARKE A SECOND-HALF double from Devon Constant helped Leicester Lions to their third win in four as they saw off struggling Barnes with […]

Leicester fall short in late fightback bid

19 January 2020 1 comment

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……..17 Esher ………………20 ESHER held on to seal a narrow victory at Leicester following a nail-biting finale in the East Midlands. […]

Free-flowing Lions hit six

12 January 2020 1 comment

By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road. The visitors were practically […]

Bradley control helps the Hawks prevail

15 December 2019 1 comment

■By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leic Lions ……10 Henley H …….14 A TRY either side of halftime proved enough for Henley Hawks to overcome some resolute home […]

Cards dealt at Raiders as Worthing get trumps

8 December 2019 0 comments

■By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing ……..27 Leics Lions ….23 THE boot of Matt McLean helped Worthing continue their recent home form, as the Raiders saw off […]

Robinson shoots Hawks to amazing win

8 December 2019 1 comment

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley H ……..21 Bury St Ed ……18 HENLEYHawks pulled off a miraculous victory from the jaws of defeat against Bury St. Edmunds. […]

Kingdom comes to those who wait

8 December 2019 1 comment

■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Eps ..12 Taunton T’s ….15 TAUNTON arrived at Rugby Lane smarting from their narrow defeat at the hands of Leicester […]

Henderson the hero to keep Lions in the hunt

1 December 2019 0 comments

Leicester L ……..12pts Taunton …………….6pts Roaring: Kaz Henderson scores for Leicester Lions On target: Gary Kingdom PICTURES: Phil Hutchinson By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions head […]

Lions roar in the rain as Sutton keep at bay

10 November 2019 0 comments

■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep ……7 Leicester L……23 LEICESTER Lions secured a deserved victory over Sutton on a rainy afternoon at Rugby Lane. Sutton […]

Lions come on strong with two late tries

27 October 2019 0 comments

Leicester ………17 Bury St Ed ……….0 By MIKE HOWKINS SEVENTEEN points in the final 15 points saw Leicester Lions overcome Bury in filthy conditions. Continuous […]

Devon proves a constant threat

20 October 2019 1 comment

By JOHN WHITE DEVON Constant scored twice as Leicester Lions withstood a late Dings fight-back to secure a bonus-point victory at Shaftesbury Park and their […]

Lions work hard but fall short of a bonus point

13 October 2019 2 comments

By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions head coach Gareth Collins was disappointed his side were unable to pick up a bonus point in their win over […]

Second-half Lions surge downs Cliff

22 September 2019 0 comments

By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……12 Leics Lions……19 WESTCLIFF were frustrated for the second time at home this season as their visitors’ experience at this level […]

Chester charge salutes White’s farewell

14 April 2019 0 comments

By STEFFAN JAMES Chester …………31 Otley ………………0 CHESTER brushed aside Otley’s challenge in what proved to be a rather onesided affair. The first quarter was […]

Champions Ionians can relax for closing test

14 April 2019 1 comment

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and held his feelings in […]

Aviss try secures derby joy for Lions

7 April 2019 1 comment

By JOHN BRINDLEY Leicester L……14 Hinckley ……….10 THOMAS Aviss’ secondhalf try enabled Leicester Lions to edge Hinckley in a closely-fought local derby. The scrum-half finished […]

Roaring Leicester win battle of Lions

31 March 2019 0 comments

By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro’ L….29 Leicester L……52 LEICESTER Lions scored eight tries to race past struggling Peterborough Lions. Leicester made a rapid start and, after […]

Johnson effort shocks Lions at the death

10 March 2019 0 comments

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T……21 Leicester L……18 A LATE try from replacement Sam Johnson brought Tigers’ losing streak to an end in dramatic style. The […]

Constant double makes Lions purr

3 March 2019 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT A SEVEN-TRY performance allows some breathing space for Leicester Lions above the relegation zone. Lions opened the scoring after seven minutes after […]

Leicester back on track with victory

17 February 2019 0 comments

By ROSS BARNETT Leicester L ….24 Macclesfield…19 LEICESTER Lions ground out a well-earned victory in a scrappy match at home to Macclesfield. Harry Key missed […]

Preston shut out toothless Lions

10 February 2019 2 comments

By ANTON JONES Preston G ……..29 Leicester L’s ….0 PRESTON Grasshoppers ran out comfortable winners against Leicester Lions. Hoppers took the lead as early as […]