Can you recall your 1st game at Tigers? Mine was 20 Nov 1993

[MPG]

I had moved to the Midlands in January 1993 and after getting hitched that summer went with my work colleagues in Leicester to the 'then' big game of the season versus Bath!

A very damp, cold Welford Road saw Tigers beat Bath 9-6 - whilst the quality of the match itself didn't live long in the memory the atmosphere from the near 12,000 crowd was amazing and I was hooked!

The rest is, as they say, history. ST holder from the following season and now my youngest has his ST as well.

Interested to hear others memories of their first ever match at the home of rugby.

[WiggoTiger]

Baa Baas game 1977..............can't remember much as very young!!

Can remember as a child the exciting matches involving the Mids especially v N Zealand at WR with Dusty dropping goals from the half way line

[tigerburnie]

Can remember as a child the exciting matches involving the Mids especially v N Zealand at WR with Dusty dropping goals from the half way line

I have a program for that game somewhere, we had a morning kick off in a friendly against Stoneygate, then went down to Welford Road. In the evening we had our annual dinner dance at the holiday in and the All Blacks were staying there too. Most of the squad joined us in the evening for the disco etc, great memories of that day.

[kingneptuneii]

10th Oct 1992 (at 3pm as well!!) Tigers 21, West Hartlepool 8... I was 4 and a half!

[hww27]

I remember it was against London Irish, it was November 2006, I was sat in what was then the A&L stand, I was very underdressed (it was the other half's idea of a surprise and he hadnt thought to tell me to dress appropriately!!)

[MarkyH]

Don't remember the exact date, but it must have been either 1993 or 1994 when Midlands played NZ. Most vivid memory of the match is Neil Back standing on tiptoes to take a swing at one of the All Black locks!!

[longlivethecrumbie]

Not sure on the date but it was England A v Namibia A back in the mists of time. My first Tigers match was not long afterwards with the likes of Liley, Harris, Kardooni, Hackney, Poole and the like in action

[LE18]

Mine was 1953, year i started at Dixie Grammar School, school were given group tickets to share, cannot remember date, probably September, but difficult to remember my name now let alone exact dates.

[Phil B]

Some time around 1974. It was against Bath.

[tigerben]

Not the first game that I went to (apparently I used to roam on the slope where the goldsmiths stand is now) but the first game I remember going to was on April 15th 1995.

Tiger beat Bath 31-21 to win the Courage League, seem to remember Dan Lyle throwing an American football style crossfield pass (that went about 5 yards forwards) striaght into Rory Underwoods hands who crossed for the try.
It was while the Goldsmiths stand was being built and a crane lifted up a board saying Tigers champions at the end of the game.

I also remember seeing New Zealand A against England A (i think) from the terrace but unable to find anything about it online.

[kpj tiger]

My first game was Leicester Tigers vs Newcastle Falcons in 2005, Seeing us demolish the Falcons 83-10 was some introduction to the Tigers Family

[Rizzo]

Not the exact date but it was in early 1993 as my daughter was coming up to 2 and more interested in picking up bits of gravel off the floor of the (then) members stand.

[tigerburnie]

Mine was 1953, year i started at Dixie Grammar School, school were given group tickets to share, cannot remember date, probably September, but difficult to remember my name now let alone exact dates.

That is some record to beat, I can't recall when I first went into the ground to watch a match. I remember being sat on a bus stuck in huge crowds when the South African team played the Midlands. I was rather young and didn't understand what anti-apartheid was, but watched a fair bit of the game from the bus, think that was late 1950's,probably a decade later when I went into the ground to watch.

[strawclearer]

I've now reached the age where it's pills, not stairs, I take two at a time and I can remember when the only thing you needed for safe sex was a padded headboard. What was the question? Oh yes - my first trip to Welford Road was around the early 60's for the annual Baa-Baas game just after Christmas. My Dad played for the Tigers post-war* and was always able to get great seats in the Members' stand. I can't remember individual games but I vividly recall being hemmed in by large, loud gentlemen smoking huge cigars and drinking home-made sloe gin at half-time. Needless to say, I'm now a large, loud gentleman etc etc etc.

Sadly, my first recollection of a specific game was in 1967 when Danny Hearn broke his neck whilst playing for the Midlands Counties against the All Blacks. If memory serves, he later became a regular visitor to the Baa-Baas games although, of course, he was severely incapacitated.

*Pride of place in my study is a '48/49 team photo (including my Dad) with the old Members' Stand in the background. Uncomfortable - of course; a fire-risk - undoubtedly; part of my childhood - oh yes!

[tigerburnie]

I've now reached the age where it's pills, not stairs, I take two at a time and I can remember when the only thing you needed for safe sex was a padded headboard. What was the question? Oh yes - my first trip to Welford Road was around the early 60's for the annual Baa-Baas game just after Christmas. My Dad played for the Tigers post-war* and was always able to get great seats in the Members' stand. I can't remember individual games but I vividly recall being hemmed in by large, loud gentlemen smoking huge cigars and drinking home-made sloe gin at half-time. Needless to say, I'm now a large, loud gentleman etc etc etc.

Sadly, my first recollection of a specific game was in 1967 when Danny Hearn broke his neck whilst playing for the Midlands Counties against the All Blacks. If memory serves, he later became a regular visitor to the Baa-Baas games although, of course, he was severely incapacitated.

*Pride of place in my study is a '48/49 team photo (including my Dad) with the old Members' Stand in the background. Uncomfortable - of course; a fire-risk - undoubtedly; part of my childhood - oh yes!

Great post, someone ought to write some of the good stories in a book.