Local National leagues rugby 23/24 season

[tigerburnie]

The fixtures for the new season announced today, sees Leicester Lions open their campaign in National league 1 at home to Sale FC on Saturday 2nd September. Hinckley are in National 2 along with Loughborough Students, Hinckley also begin at home against Bournville and the Students are away to Hornets in Weston Super Mare on the same date as above.

[Rugbygramps]

The fixtures for the new season announced today, sees Leicester Lions open their campaign in National league 1 at home to Sale FC on Saturday 2nd September. Hinckley are in National 2 along with Loughborough Students, Hinckley also begin at home against Bournville and the Students are away to Hornets in Weston Super Mare on the same date as above.

Realistically what do you think Lions can expect from next season Tigerburnie. I would have thought a solid mid table finish would be ideal.

[tigerburnie]

There are no easy fixtures, it's quite a step up in level, you hit semi pro and in Rosslyn Parks case, pretty much fully pro teams. Avoiding relegation is I think the usual hope for promoted sides, however it is a very good and experienced Lions side, with a couple of players who have played in the Championship. If the they tie up with the Tigers as they have done previously, having the squad boosted with Tigers cubs will help too.
In Nat 2 you could get away playing with a bit of a knock, at Nat 1 I feel you need everyone at 100 percent, a bigger squad would help, mid table would be a very good result. A decent Loughborough Students side struggled a few years back, the Lions will be playing some famous old clubs, with Moseley, Blackheath, Richmond and Rosslyn Park amongst them, should be an exciting season.

[tigerburnie]

Pre season game announced today, Championship side Coventry have announced Leicester Lions on 19/8/23 at the BPA.
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[tigerburnie]

It seems entry to the Coventry game includes a bar-b-q, Beer festival, a Gin tent and live music, so a bit of a rugby party, hat's not to like.

[tigerburnie]

It seems entry to the Coventry game includes a bar-b-q, Beer festival, a Gin tent and live music, so a bit of a rugby party, hat's not to like.

If you cannae wait till then there's another beer festival at the Lions too.

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[tigerburnie]

Much movement on the contracts at Leicester Lions, as well as re-signing most of last years squad the addition of new players include former Cambridge full back Joey Patrick as the first new signing announced as well as Dan Lewis who will be joining the club for the 23/24 season.
The former Coventry Rugby Club and Oyonnax Rugby fly half joins from Birmingham Moseley Rugby and will provide some vital Nat 1 experience to the group.

[tigerburnie]

Leicester Lions travel to Butts Park on the 19th for a pre season match against Championship side Coventry with a 3 pm kick off, this also coincides with the Coventry Beer festival, beer and rugby, who'd have thought of that ?