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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Wounded Lions roar back for Reds win

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L........ 31pts Redruth.............. 15pts CLASSY Leicester Lions showed exactly why they are top of the pile as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 3 years ago

Leading Lions still team to beat

By MO SHER Barnstaple....... 10 Leicester L.......26 League leaders Leicester Lions maintained their fine start to the campaign with victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 3 years ago

Constant at double as Lions tame rivals

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L........27pts Clifton................. 14pts Devon Constant scored tries towards the end of each half as Lions’ perseverance won...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Lions pull clear in second-half surge

Old Redcliffians.... 19 Leicester Lions.....45 By MATT OAKLEY LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half as they romped...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 3 years ago

Crusaders pinch it at the death over Bourn

By JOHN WHITE Dings.................. 45pts Bournville......... 41pts Dings made it four wins in a row, thanks to a hard-fought victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 3 years ago

Lions claw their way beyond Lucs

By ALEX SMITH Luctonians..............37 Leicester Lions.....43 Leicester Lions maintained their 100% start, but were pushed all the way in the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Campbell proud of progress shown at Hinckley

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK CHRIS Campbell has made the step up to director of rugby at Hinckley and in and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Lions hold nerve to foil game Hornets

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L........28pts Hornets............... 17pts LEICESTER Lions picked up where they left off last season as they launched their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National Leagues

/ 3 years ago

Barber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Five-year deal will give Cup boost – Grainger

By JON NEWCOMBE Steve Grainger, RFU director of rugby development, is confident the new five-year partnership between England Rugby and Papa...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National Leagues

/ 4 years ago

Helliwell double seals win for Lions

By MICHAEL HAWKINS Leicester L ....47 Guernsey ........14 LEICESTER Lions made amends for their 17-5 defeat in Guernsey in the reverse...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Lions power to Hawks triumph

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....38 Henley Hawks....... 12 LEICESTER Lions converted a commanding first-half performance into a convincing win over Henley...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Sterland’s late try seals extra point

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....35 Old Albanian........... 14 PERSISTENCE won the day for Lions against an OAs side whose powerful pack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Jake sees Lions to five-try triumph

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....36 Barnstaple................ 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Supersub Archie helps to see off Lions

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Sims sees Lions to bonus point

By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................35 Leicester Lions..... 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Constant thrives as Lions triumph

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....35 Canterbury.................0 DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Superb drive gives Wolfpack the win

By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..27 Leicester Lions..... 21 THE Wolfpack began the game with a point to prove, and they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Ten out of ten for high-flying Esher

By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher.........................34 Leicester Lions..... 31 ESHER held off a fierce attack by Leicester Lions to make it ten wins...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Lions battle back to topple Westcliff

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....49 Westcliff................. 12 LEICESTER Lions turned on the style in the second half to finally break the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Salter full of praise for his Clifton Lions tamers

By MIKE BARBER Clifton.................40pts Leicester Lions...22pts First blood: Clifton flanker Harry Bate scores the first try early in the game PICTURES:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Young shines as Lions oust OAs

By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 14 Leicester Lions..... 16 A HAUL of 15 points from fly-half Ben Young helped Leicester Lions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Young gets his kicks for Lions

By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 14 Leicester Lions..... 17 LEICESTER Lions were grateful to the boot of Benjamin Young as they earned...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Fast start fires Lions to victory

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....32 Dings......................... 15 AN ELECTRIC start helped put Leicester on course for victory over Dings Crusaders. Lions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Plucky Hundred pipped by Lions

By PETER REED Rochford H.............. 19 Leicester Lions..... 20 STILL smarting from their loss away to Barnstaple, Rochford Hundred hit the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

High-flying Raiders are toppled by gutsy Lions

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L....... 17 Worthing............. 7 A GRITTY performance by Leicester Lions earned them a win over league leaders...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Reynolds crosses in Canterbury late show

By SIMON SMITH Canterbury....... 30 Leicester L.......27 CANTERBURY left it late as they edged past Leicester Lions to record a thrilling...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Seven-try Lions are finally up and running

By NICK CROWE Westcliff.......... 17 Leicester L....... 50 LEICESTER Lions bounced back from defeats by Clifton and Redruth to overpower hosts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Debutant Trewin shining star for Redruth

By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................27 Leicester Lions....... 5 REDRUTH got their season off to a perfect start with a bonus point win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National Leagues

/ 6 years ago

Pack pressure sees Reds kill off Lions

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L ....15 Redruth ..........31 A POWERFUL performance by Redruth’s pack proved to be the difference as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Brave Ben is the Lions hero

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Cool finish by Young earns Lions their win

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Lions prove Constant threat at the Barn Elms

By ALICE CLARKE A SECOND-HALF double from Devon Constant helped Leicester Lions to their third win in four as they saw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Leicester fall short in late fightback bid

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Free-flowing Lions hit six

By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road....

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Bradley control helps the Hawks prevail

■By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leic Lions ……10 Henley H …….14 A TRY either side of halftime proved enough for Henley Hawks to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Cards dealt at Raiders as Worthing get trumps

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Robinson shoots Hawks to amazing win

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Kingdom comes to those who wait

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Henderson the hero to keep Lions in the hunt

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Lions roar in the rain as Sutton keep at bay

■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep ......7 Leicester L......23 LEICESTER Lions secured a deserved victory over Sutton on a rainy afternoon...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Lions come on strong with two late tries

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Devon proves a constant threat

By JOHN WHITE DEVON Constant scored twice as Leicester Lions withstood a late Dings fight-back to secure a bonus-point victory at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Lions work hard but fall short of a bonus point

By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions head coach Gareth Collins was disappointed his side were unable to pick up a bonus point...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 6 years ago

Second-half Lions surge downs Cliff

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 7 years ago

Chester charge salutes White’s farewell

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

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 7 years ago

Champions Ionians can relax for closing test

By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians……48pts Leicester Lions 30pts AN emotional Martyn Wood addressed his Ionians team after this dramatic contest and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 7 years ago

Aviss try secures derby joy for Lions

By JOHN BRINDLEY Leicester L......14 Hinckley ..........10 THOMAS Aviss’ secondhalf try enabled Leicester Lions to edge Hinckley in a closely-fought local...

By The Rugby Paper Team