Leeds Tykes
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Leeds Carnegie is an English rugby union
club, based in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
, currently playing in the RFU Championship
. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship
; they were either promoted or relegated
in four consecutive seasons starting in 2006. Leeds were relegated from the Premiership as bottom finishers in 2006, promoted as National Division One champions in 2007
, relegated again from the Premiership in 2008, and promoted a second time as National Division One champions in 2009
. They managed to stay in the Premiership in the 2009–10 season
, which helped to secure their financial future; starting with the 2010–11 season, they will become a full shareholder in Premier Rugby, the company behind the Premiership. In 2009–10, they only received 60% of a full share of Premiership revenues.
From 1998 through to the end of the 2006–07 season, the club used the name Leeds Tykes, but on 14 May 2007 it was announced that Leeds Metropolitan University
would buy a 51% stake in the club and change the name to fit with the university's sport department, Carnegie College. At the end of the 2008–09 season, ownership of the club passed back into the hands of Leeds Rugby.
has a tradition of rugby which started back in 1877, after several youngsters became interested in rugby after watching Leeds St. John's, later to become the Leeds Rhinos
rugby league
team. Their first game was in November against the Saints second team. Union was centred around a church club. The original rugby union team was Leeds St John's and it played at the Militia Barracks ground before moving to Cardigan Fields. The Headingley name was adopted in 1878 and Cardigan Fields was used for both rugby and cricket. On 5 January 1884, England played Wales there and won 5–3 with a crowd in the region of 2,000 in attendance. The club playing there was then disbanded but was re-formed again in 1885 under the auspices of the Headingley Hill Chapel Sunday Class and played matches on local fields against local teams, including Roundhay
.
In 1888 the Cardigan Estate was sold at auction and Lot 17a was purchased by a group of Leeds citizens, who intended to form the city's leading sports club. Lot 17a became what is now Headingley Stadium. Leeds St John's played their final season under that name in 1889–90, before becoming the football section of Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company Ltd the following season. With Headingley still being completed, Leeds' first game was staged at Cardigan Fields, the home side defeating Otley. The first game at Headingley was played on 20 September 1890, when Manningham were beaten by one try and one dropped goal to nil. Leeds were founder members of the Northern Union when it broke away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. Leeds' début in the Northern Union was a 6–3 victory at Leigh on 7 September 1895, the inaugural day of the new competition.
The development of the playing fields into the Headingley ground was down to the visionary Lord Hawke, who was behind the creation of the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company and the purchase of lot 17A of the Cardigan Estate. (Lord Hawke captained England and Yorkshire at cricket). However, this saw the demise of the Leeds club which split into two. The part that was to become the Rugby League club in 1895-6 stayed at the Headingley ground and Headingley RUFC was re-born in 1891, eventually finishing up in 1902 in Clarence Fields, Kirkstall. Two other internationals were played in Leeds before the split between Union and League, against Ireland and Scotland, both ending in defeat.
In 1889, Headingley was disbanded when Leeds St. John's moved into the area, built Headingley Stadium
and dropped the St. John's from their name. However, Headingley bounced back and found fixtures outside Yorkshire
, in 1901 their fixture list including a game against the famous Blackheath Rugby Club. Roundhay were formed in 1924 and moved to their ground at Chandos Park in the 1930s. Forty internationals have played for one team or the other perhaps the best known being Peter Winterbottom
, Ian McGeechan
and Chris Rea
, who played for Headingley. Former Scotland coach Frank Hadden
also had a spell at Headingley, where his and McGeechan's playing paths crossed, at the tail end of his career. Brian Moore played for Roundhay
before his move down to Nottingham and his selection for England.
. The first try of the newly founded Leeds RUFC was scored by Glynn Thompson, previously of Roundhay. Richard Cardus, Bev Dovey, Denis Wilkins and Keith Smith all won international caps while in the Roundhay ranks. Smith featured in England's first full tour of Australia in 1975, but had to return home injured and Wilkins, who was also in the Royal Navy, won 13 caps, between 1951–53. When the amalgamation came in 1991–92 both clubs were in National Division Three. The proposed league re-organisation made it logical that the two clubs should become Leeds RUFC, especially as professionalism was in the air as a result of what was going on in the Southern Hemisphere. So it turned out to be a far-sighted move. However, it was an unpopular one with the Headingley faithful, the club with the longer history which had struggled through the Northern clubs breakaway from the Rugby Union in 1893. But later events proved it justified.
In the first season in National Three, Leeds finished 6th, but League reorganisation put the club in National Division Four, with finishes of 6th, 6th and 5th in 1995–96. The extent of the club's ambition became evident in the following season in finishing 3rd, scoring 1,209 points in thirty games, with the former England ‘A’ outside-half Gerry Ainscough
scoring 307 points, and the ex-Scotland 'A' utility back Mark Appleson scoring sixteen tries. In 1997–98, promotion was made from the newly-formed Jewson One to Premiership Two, finishing runners-up to Worcester. The Tongan Sateki Tuipulotu scored a then club record 322 points.
In July 1998, the club would again amalgamate this time with Leeds Rhinos
to form Leeds Rugby Limited. Leeds RUFC would also take on a new name and when they entered the 1998 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two competition, that of the Leeds Tykes.
The Tykes finished 6th in their first season in Premiership Two with the Tongan scoring 250 points and Simon Middleton and Jonathan Scales scoring ten tries apiece. Since 1996 the Tykes have played at Leeds Rhinos' Headingley stadium and Phil Davies
became their player-coach. In their first season, they finished 8th in the old twelve team fourth division. They were renamed Leeds Tykes in 1998 when Leeds Rugby Ltd was formed, merging the Rhinos and Tykes under one umbrella. Since then they have climbed through the divisions and were promoted to the Premiership
in 2001. In gaining promotion Richard Le Bas scored 337 points and Graham Mackay, a product of Leeds Rhinos, scored 19 tries, both club season records still extant.
Again in 2001, Tom Palmer
became the first ever Leeds Tykes player to be capped for England when he appeared as a replacement against the United States
. The members of the Leeds Tykes team for their first ever game in the Premiership on 2 September 2001 against Bath
were Shelley, Holt, Wring, C. Murphy, Palmer, Mather, Ponton, Fea'unati, Benton, Bachop, Emmerson, Woof, Mayer, Scarbrough, Benson. The replacements were Hogg for Mather (74), Davies for Fea'unati (75), Kerr for Fea'unati (26), O'Reilly for Mayer (73), Fea'unati for Kerr (33). Not used were Luffman, Clarke, Le Bas.
The Tykes survived their first season after finishing bottom of the league when the National League One champions were denied entry into the Premiership in 2002 (Champions Rotherham Titans were refused promotion to the Zurich Premiership
for the 2002–03 season due to facilities failing to meet Premiership criteria). The next season Leeds finished fifth in the table and made their Heineken Cup
début in December 2003. In their four seasons in the Zurich Premiership, they finished an average ninth and had reached a couple of domestic cup semi-finals.
In 2005, they were mid-table by early November, but at the turn of the year, following injuries to key players, they were bottom of the Zurich Premiership and some way adrift of their rivals. Despite the threat of relegation, they somehow made it to their first ever Powergen Cup
final. They faced Bath who were top of the table and had never been beaten in a cup final. Leeds were attempting to end Bath's perfect record in domestic cup finals. The West country giants won all 10 of the showpieces they contested between 1984 and 1996. They started favourites for an 11th triumph as they returned to Twickenham
for their first final for nine years. But Leeds recorded a shock 20–12 win to claim their first ever trophy.
All the Leeds points were scored in the first period. The first try was scored by the Tykes' Chris Bell
after Gordon Ross had chipped ahead. Andre Snyman
then intercepted and went 60 m for a score. Ross converted both tries and also added two penalties to make it 20–9 after 40 minutes. Bath could only reply with four penalties from Chris Malone. So it was Leeds Tykes that won the 34th Powergen Cup to make club history. It was one of Ross's most memorable performances for the Tykes, when he not only helped the side to their first silverware but also collected the honour of being named Man of the Match. The Tykes team on Saturday, 16 April 2005, was; Balshaw (capt); Snyman, Christophers, Bell, Biggs; Ross, Dickens; Shelley, Regan, Kerr; Hooper, Palmer; Morgan, Parks, Popham. Replacements: Holt, Rawlinson, Dunbar, Hyde, McMillan, McMullen, Albanese.
Following the cup win, they went on to win five straight games and avoided the drop by finishing eighth. Phil Davies relinquished control of some coaching duties to concentrate on his role as Director of Rugby in 2005 following another poor start to the season, which saw the Tykes lose their first eight games in three different competitions. In fact, it proved to be a calamitous campaign and a sequence of defeats from which they never recovered. They had to play catch-up all season and with injuries, representative demands and the time it took for several new high-profile players such as Justin Marshall
and Gordon Bulloch
to bed down, were all major factors in Leeds’ plight.
Losing three successive away matches in injury time to Northampton Saints
, Sale Sharks
and Leicester Tigers
did not assist their cause. This led to, on 12 January 2006, former Rugby League international Daryl Powell
being promoted from the back room staff to First Team coach. Formerly the head coach of rugby league club Leeds Rhinos, he was promoted from his previous title as the Tykes' offensive coach.
Leeds were finally relegated after Newcastle Falcons beat Sale Sharks. Ironically, relegation came exactly a year to the day that they claimed the Powergen Cup. However, they received a £1.5m 'parachute payment' whilst in National Division One. Following relegation Marshall was transfer listed by request and Leeds legend Mike Shelley
announced his retirement. Other players who left were: Iain Balshaw
, Chris Bell
, Gordon Bulloch
, Danny Care, Andy Craig
, David Doherty, Dan Hyde, Mark McMillan, Tom Palmer
, Richard Parks
, Roland Reid, Gordon Ross, David Rees
, Roland De Marigny, Scott Morgan
, Chris Murphy and Nathan Thomas. Players who remained at club were: Tom Biggs
, Lee Blackett
, Michael Cusack
, Jon Dunbar
, Stuart Hooper
, James Isaacson
, Chris Jones, Rob Rawlinson and Rob Vickerman. At the end of April 2006, Phil Davies
resigned as Director Of Rugby to be replaced by academy coach Stuart Lancaster
.
The new players signed for the new season under Lancaster were Leigh Hinton
from Newport Gwent Dragons
, Leinster
centre Jonny Hepworth
, wing/full-back Richard Welding
from Cornish Pirates
, scrum-half Jacob Rauluni
ex-Earth Titans and Bristol, scrum-half Darren Edwards
from London Irish
, winger John Holtby
from Earth Titans, and centre Anitelia Tuilagi, on loan from Leicester Tigers
. New forwards include flanker Mark Lock
from London Wasps
, Argentinian 7s and ex-Plymouth Albion flanker Martín Schusterman
, Former Bristol Rugby
No 8 Rhys Oakley
from Newport Gwent Dragons, hooker James Parkes
from Gloucester and props USA international
Mike MacDonald, ex-Worcester who helped the Eagles to qualify for the World Cup
, and Colin Noon
from Biarritz
.
Leeds Tykes are already planning ahead for next season and have confirmed that they have signed Earth Titans captain Joe Bedford and fly half Alberto Di Bernardo and Tongan hooker Viliami Ma'asl from Cornish Pirates. Bedford is an ex-Academy player with the Tykes and has also been with Sale Sharks and Saracens. Argentine
Di Bernardo appeared for Italy 'A' before moving to England to play with the Pirates. The Tykes were confirmed as National Division One Champions on 7 April after their win at Otley combined with Rotherham's defeat to Doncaster on the same day. With only two games to play, they could not be caught by the South Yorkshire side, having three more wins than them this season.
In 2008 Lancaster left Leeds to take a job at the RFU, replaced by England World Cup winner Neil Back
and Andy Key, both of whom were previously on the coaching staff at Leicester Tigers
.
In May 2009, Leeds Carnegie announced that it had restructured for the Premiership. Leeds Met University returned its 51% stake in Leeds Carnegie and Leeds Rugby retook full control. The club will continue to be known as Leeds Carnegie RUFC.
The restructuring also saw former Wales and British and Irish Lions international Gareth Davies join a new board of directors representing the university. Paul Caddick will be the Chairman.
Key and Back are keen to bring at least eight new players to the club but Chief executive Gary Hetherington has denied this move will limit their transfer funds.
Leeds St. Johns, who were later to become Leeds Rugby League Football Club, then Leeds Rhinos
, moved to Headingley in 1889 and built Headingley stadium. Since then the stadium has staged more than 40 international matches and countless domestic finals. Undersoil heating was installed in 1963, and floodlight
s in 1966. New changing rooms were added in 1991.
Fans got two matches for the price of one on Saturday 13 August 2005 when Headingley hosted back-to-back union and league games. The Tykes played Edinburgh in a friendly followed by a Super League game between the Rhinos and London. 2006 saw the construction of the Carnegie Stand. Built to replace the old eastern terrace, it was opened on 1 September 2006 for the Super League
match between Leeds Rhinos
and Warrington Wolves
. The ground now has a capacity of 22,250.
The record attendance at Headingley was 40,175 for the rugby league
match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947. The highest attendance for a Tykes match was against Newcastle Falcons on 27 December 2004, with a crowd of 14,293 at Headingley to see the Falcons take home a 15–11 victory. In July 1998 Leeds RUFC became part of the world's first dual-code rugby partnership, Leeds Rugby Limited. In 2006 a new sponsorship deal with Leeds Metropolitan University led to Headingley Stadium been re-named Headingley Carnegie Stadium.
Mike MacDonald
Rotherham Titans
) Joe Ford
(from Northampton Saints
) Dan Hemingway
(from Leicester Tigers
) Stephen McColl (from Doncaster Knights
) David Young (from
Edinburgh)
Petrarca) Juan Gomez
(to
Los Matreros) Gareth Hardy Luther Burrell
(to Sale Sharks
) James Craig (to Northampton Saints
) Hendre Fourie
(to Sale Sharks
) Leigh Hinton
(to Rugby Lions
) Adrian Jarvis
(to London Irish
) Christian Lewis-Pratt (to England Sevens
) Kearnan Myall
(to Sale Sharks
) Uche Odouza
(to England Sevens
) Steve Thompson (to London Wasps
) Peter Wackett
Semi Tadulala
(to Wakefield Wildcats
) Daniel Browne
(to
Grenoble
) Henry Fa'afili
(to Connacht
) Alfie To'oala
(to La Rochelle
) Alex Black (to Edinburgh) Scott Mathie
(to Sale Sharks
) Marco Wentzel
(to London Wasps
) Jesús Moreno Rodriguez (to Limoges
) Warren Fury
Rhys Oakley
(to Bourgoin
) Ceiron Thomas
(to Cornish Pirates
)
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club, based in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, currently playing in the RFU Championship
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship replaced National Division One as the second tier in the English rugby union system in September 2009. Unlike National Division One, which is semi-professional, the RFU Championship is a fully professional league.-History:...
. In recent years, they have bounced between the Premiership and the second-level National Division One, now known as the RFU Championship
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship replaced National Division One as the second tier in the English rugby union system in September 2009. Unlike National Division One, which is semi-professional, the RFU Championship is a fully professional league.-History:...
; they were either promoted or relegated
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
in four consecutive seasons starting in 2006. Leeds were relegated from the Premiership as bottom finishers in 2006, promoted as National Division One champions in 2007
National Division One 2006-07
At the start of the season, Leeds Tykes came down to National Division One after coming last in the Guinness Premiership of 2005-06. For much of the season they looked like they would repeat Harlequins' feat and bounce straight back up to the Premiership. Leeds Tykes did in fact win promotion to...
, relegated again from the Premiership in 2008, and promoted a second time as National Division One champions in 2009
National Division One 2008-09
Leeds Carnegie joined National Division One, having been relegated from the Guinness Premiership after the 2007-08 season. Otley and Manchester were promoted from National Division Two.-Notes:Points were awarded as follows:* 4 points for a win...
. They managed to stay in the Premiership in the 2009–10 season
2009–10 Guinness Premiership
The 2009–10 Guinness Premiership was the 23rd season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2009 and May 2010...
, which helped to secure their financial future; starting with the 2010–11 season, they will become a full shareholder in Premier Rugby, the company behind the Premiership. In 2009–10, they only received 60% of a full share of Premiership revenues.
From 1998 through to the end of the 2006–07 season, the club used the name Leeds Tykes, but on 14 May 2007 it was announced that Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Metropolitan University is a British University with three campuses. Two are situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England while the third is situated in Bhopal, India...
would buy a 51% stake in the club and change the name to fit with the university's sport department, Carnegie College. At the end of the 2008–09 season, ownership of the club passed back into the hands of Leeds Rugby.
Headingley & Roundhay
HeadingleyHeadingley
Headingley is a suburb of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road...
has a tradition of rugby which started back in 1877, after several youngsters became interested in rugby after watching Leeds St. John's, later to become the Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team. Their first game was in November against the Saints second team. Union was centred around a church club. The original rugby union team was Leeds St John's and it played at the Militia Barracks ground before moving to Cardigan Fields. The Headingley name was adopted in 1878 and Cardigan Fields was used for both rugby and cricket. On 5 January 1884, England played Wales there and won 5–3 with a crowd in the region of 2,000 in attendance. The club playing there was then disbanded but was re-formed again in 1885 under the auspices of the Headingley Hill Chapel Sunday Class and played matches on local fields against local teams, including Roundhay
Roundhay
Roundhay is a large suburb and City Council ward of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, largely within the LS8 postcode. The ward boundary is the A6120 ring road on the north and the A58 Wetherby Road on the south and east. The boundary follows Gledhow Valley Road to the west before heading...
.
In 1888 the Cardigan Estate was sold at auction and Lot 17a was purchased by a group of Leeds citizens, who intended to form the city's leading sports club. Lot 17a became what is now Headingley Stadium. Leeds St John's played their final season under that name in 1889–90, before becoming the football section of Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company Ltd the following season. With Headingley still being completed, Leeds' first game was staged at Cardigan Fields, the home side defeating Otley. The first game at Headingley was played on 20 September 1890, when Manningham were beaten by one try and one dropped goal to nil. Leeds were founder members of the Northern Union when it broke away from the Rugby Football Union in 1895. Leeds' début in the Northern Union was a 6–3 victory at Leigh on 7 September 1895, the inaugural day of the new competition.
The development of the playing fields into the Headingley ground was down to the visionary Lord Hawke, who was behind the creation of the Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletic Company and the purchase of lot 17A of the Cardigan Estate. (Lord Hawke captained England and Yorkshire at cricket). However, this saw the demise of the Leeds club which split into two. The part that was to become the Rugby League club in 1895-6 stayed at the Headingley ground and Headingley RUFC was re-born in 1891, eventually finishing up in 1902 in Clarence Fields, Kirkstall. Two other internationals were played in Leeds before the split between Union and League, against Ireland and Scotland, both ending in defeat.
In 1889, Headingley was disbanded when Leeds St. John's moved into the area, built Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
and dropped the St. John's from their name. However, Headingley bounced back and found fixtures outside Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, in 1901 their fixture list including a game against the famous Blackheath Rugby Club. Roundhay were formed in 1924 and moved to their ground at Chandos Park in the 1930s. Forty internationals have played for one team or the other perhaps the best known being Peter Winterbottom
Peter Winterbottom
Peter James Winterbottom , is a former England rugby union footballer who played as an openside flanker. He was England's most-capped openside until being overtaken by Neil Back in 2003...
, Ian McGeechan
Ian McGeechan
Sir Ian Robert McGeechan OBE is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach. His nickname is "Geech".-Playing career:...
and Chris Rea
Chris Rea (rugby player)
Christopher William Wallace Rea is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He toured New Zealand in 1971 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for Headingley Football Club in Leeds having previously played for West of Scotland..-References:* Massie, Allan A...
, who played for Headingley. Former Scotland coach Frank Hadden
Frank Hadden
Frank Hadden is a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby.Hadden replaced Matt Williams and was appointed on 15 September 2005. Hadden coached the Merchiston Castle School 1st XV after being appointed Head of Physical Education at the school in 1983...
also had a spell at Headingley, where his and McGeechan's playing paths crossed, at the tail end of his career. Brian Moore played for Roundhay
Roundhay
Roundhay is a large suburb and City Council ward of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, largely within the LS8 postcode. The ward boundary is the A6120 ring road on the north and the A58 Wetherby Road on the south and east. The boundary follows Gledhow Valley Road to the west before heading...
before his move down to Nottingham and his selection for England.
Leeds RUFC
Leeds RUFC was founded in 1991 after the merger of Roundhay and Headingley; Morley RFC were invited to be part of the Leeds set-up but declined the invitation. The new club played their first match on 1 September 1992 against Hull IoniansHull Ionians
Hull Ionians are a rugby union club in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.Hull Ionians RUFC play in National Division 2 North.Their home ground is Brantingham Park that opened in September 1995. It is situated in Brantingham off the A63 road between Brough and South Cave.-Club history:Hull...
. The first try of the newly founded Leeds RUFC was scored by Glynn Thompson, previously of Roundhay. Richard Cardus, Bev Dovey, Denis Wilkins and Keith Smith all won international caps while in the Roundhay ranks. Smith featured in England's first full tour of Australia in 1975, but had to return home injured and Wilkins, who was also in the Royal Navy, won 13 caps, between 1951–53. When the amalgamation came in 1991–92 both clubs were in National Division Three. The proposed league re-organisation made it logical that the two clubs should become Leeds RUFC, especially as professionalism was in the air as a result of what was going on in the Southern Hemisphere. So it turned out to be a far-sighted move. However, it was an unpopular one with the Headingley faithful, the club with the longer history which had struggled through the Northern clubs breakaway from the Rugby Union in 1893. But later events proved it justified.
In the first season in National Three, Leeds finished 6th, but League reorganisation put the club in National Division Four, with finishes of 6th, 6th and 5th in 1995–96. The extent of the club's ambition became evident in the following season in finishing 3rd, scoring 1,209 points in thirty games, with the former England ‘A’ outside-half Gerry Ainscough
Gerry Ainscough
Gerry Ainscough is a former rugby union fly half.-Career:He joined Orrell as a 13-year-old in 1977. Progressing through the Juniors into the Colts, he was a member of the all-conquering Colts side of 1982/83 that won all 7 trophies entered, including the Lancashire Colts Cup...
scoring 307 points, and the ex-Scotland 'A' utility back Mark Appleson scoring sixteen tries. In 1997–98, promotion was made from the newly-formed Jewson One to Premiership Two, finishing runners-up to Worcester. The Tongan Sateki Tuipulotu scored a then club record 322 points.
Leeds Tykes
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
to form Leeds Rugby Limited. Leeds RUFC would also take on a new name and when they entered the 1998 Allied Dunbar Premiership Two competition, that of the Leeds Tykes.
The Tykes finished 6th in their first season in Premiership Two with the Tongan scoring 250 points and Simon Middleton and Jonathan Scales scoring ten tries apiece. Since 1996 the Tykes have played at Leeds Rhinos' Headingley stadium and Phil Davies
Phil Davies
Phil Davies is a Welsh former rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 90s.-Rugby career:Davies played his club rugby for Llanelli and enjoyed a distinguished 46 cap career for Wales between 1985 and 1995...
became their player-coach. In their first season, they finished 8th in the old twelve team fourth division. They were renamed Leeds Tykes in 1998 when Leeds Rugby Ltd was formed, merging the Rhinos and Tykes under one umbrella. Since then they have climbed through the divisions and were promoted to the Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
in 2001. In gaining promotion Richard Le Bas scored 337 points and Graham Mackay, a product of Leeds Rhinos, scored 19 tries, both club season records still extant.
Again in 2001, Tom Palmer
Tom Palmer (rugby player)
Tom Palmer is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock for Stade Français in the Top 14.-Early career:...
became the first ever Leeds Tykes player to be capped for England when he appeared as a replacement against the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The members of the Leeds Tykes team for their first ever game in the Premiership on 2 September 2001 against Bath
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...
were Shelley, Holt, Wring, C. Murphy, Palmer, Mather, Ponton, Fea'unati, Benton, Bachop, Emmerson, Woof, Mayer, Scarbrough, Benson. The replacements were Hogg for Mather (74), Davies for Fea'unati (75), Kerr for Fea'unati (26), O'Reilly for Mayer (73), Fea'unati for Kerr (33). Not used were Luffman, Clarke, Le Bas.
The Tykes survived their first season after finishing bottom of the league when the National League One champions were denied entry into the Premiership in 2002 (Champions Rotherham Titans were refused promotion to the Zurich Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
for the 2002–03 season due to facilities failing to meet Premiership criteria). The next season Leeds finished fifth in the table and made their Heineken Cup
Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup is one of two annual rugby union competitions organised by European Rugby Cup involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the six International Rugby Board countries in Europe whose national teams compete in the Six Nations Championship: England, France, Ireland,...
début in December 2003. In their four seasons in the Zurich Premiership, they finished an average ninth and had reached a couple of domestic cup semi-finals.
In 2005, they were mid-table by early November, but at the turn of the year, following injuries to key players, they were bottom of the Zurich Premiership and some way adrift of their rivals. Despite the threat of relegation, they somehow made it to their first ever Powergen Cup
EDF Energy Cup
The Anglo-Welsh Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the LV Cup , is an English and Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs and four Welsh Regions...
final. They faced Bath who were top of the table and had never been beaten in a cup final. Leeds were attempting to end Bath's perfect record in domestic cup finals. The West country giants won all 10 of the showpieces they contested between 1984 and 1996. They started favourites for an 11th triumph as they returned to Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
for their first final for nine years. But Leeds recorded a shock 20–12 win to claim their first ever trophy.
All the Leeds points were scored in the first period. The first try was scored by the Tykes' Chris Bell
Chris Bell (rugby player)
Chris Bell is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for London Wasps, formerly with Leeds, Harlequins and Sale Sharks.-External links:****-References:...
after Gordon Ross had chipped ahead. Andre Snyman
Andre Snyman
Andre Snyman is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centres. Snyman has earned well over thirty Test caps for the national side, making his debut in 1996 against the All Blacks in Durban. Snyman joined English club Leeds Tykes for the 2003 season...
then intercepted and went 60 m for a score. Ross converted both tries and also added two penalties to make it 20–9 after 40 minutes. Bath could only reply with four penalties from Chris Malone. So it was Leeds Tykes that won the 34th Powergen Cup to make club history. It was one of Ross's most memorable performances for the Tykes, when he not only helped the side to their first silverware but also collected the honour of being named Man of the Match. The Tykes team on Saturday, 16 April 2005, was; Balshaw (capt); Snyman, Christophers, Bell, Biggs; Ross, Dickens; Shelley, Regan, Kerr; Hooper, Palmer; Morgan, Parks, Popham. Replacements: Holt, Rawlinson, Dunbar, Hyde, McMillan, McMullen, Albanese.
Following the cup win, they went on to win five straight games and avoided the drop by finishing eighth. Phil Davies relinquished control of some coaching duties to concentrate on his role as Director of Rugby in 2005 following another poor start to the season, which saw the Tykes lose their first eight games in three different competitions. In fact, it proved to be a calamitous campaign and a sequence of defeats from which they never recovered. They had to play catch-up all season and with injuries, representative demands and the time it took for several new high-profile players such as Justin Marshall
Justin Marshall
Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005...
and Gordon Bulloch
Gordon Bulloch
Gordon Bulloch is a rugby union player who is hooker for West of Scotland F.C. and formerly Scotland. Gordon Bulloch is Scotland’s third most capped player with a total of 75 and their most-capped hooker. He previously played for Glasgow and Leeds Tykes.Gordon has played for Scotland at U19 and...
to bed down, were all major factors in Leeds’ plight.
Losing three successive away matches in injury time to Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
, Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
and Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
did not assist their cause. This led to, on 12 January 2006, former Rugby League international Daryl Powell
Daryl Powell
Daryl A. Powell is an English rugby league football coach and former player. He is the head coach of Featherstone Rovers Rugby League football club. He is a former /for Keighley Cougars, Sheffield Eagles and Leeds Rhinos...
being promoted from the back room staff to First Team coach. Formerly the head coach of rugby league club Leeds Rhinos, he was promoted from his previous title as the Tykes' offensive coach.
Leeds were finally relegated after Newcastle Falcons beat Sale Sharks. Ironically, relegation came exactly a year to the day that they claimed the Powergen Cup. However, they received a £1.5m 'parachute payment' whilst in National Division One. Following relegation Marshall was transfer listed by request and Leeds legend Mike Shelley
Mike Shelley
Mike Shelley is a former rugby union player who became the longest serving player in the history of Leeds Tykes rugby club, having joined them in 1996 from West Hartlepool...
announced his retirement. Other players who left were: Iain Balshaw
Iain Balshaw
Iain Robert Balshaw, MBE is a rugby footballer who plays on the wing or at full back for Biarritz.-Early life:...
, Chris Bell
Chris Bell (rugby player)
Chris Bell is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for London Wasps, formerly with Leeds, Harlequins and Sale Sharks.-External links:****-References:...
, Gordon Bulloch
Gordon Bulloch
Gordon Bulloch is a rugby union player who is hooker for West of Scotland F.C. and formerly Scotland. Gordon Bulloch is Scotland’s third most capped player with a total of 75 and their most-capped hooker. He previously played for Glasgow and Leeds Tykes.Gordon has played for Scotland at U19 and...
, Danny Care, Andy Craig
Andy Craig
Andrew "Andy" Craig is a rugby union footballer who plays at outside centre. He played for Glasgow, Leeds Tykes and Scotland....
, David Doherty, Dan Hyde, Mark McMillan, Tom Palmer
Tom Palmer (rugby player)
Tom Palmer is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock for Stade Français in the Top 14.-Early career:...
, Richard Parks
Richard Parks
Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player, representing Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Celtic Warriors, Leeds Tykes, Perpignan and Newport Gwent Dragons at club and regional level. In May 2009 he was forced to retire from rugby due to a shoulder injury...
, Roland Reid, Gordon Ross, David Rees
David Rees (rugby player)
David Rees is a former Bristol Rugby player, currently playing for Clifton, who gained 11 caps for England between 1997 and 1999....
, Roland De Marigny, Scott Morgan
Scott Morgan (rugby player)
Scott Morgan is a Welsh international rugby union player. His usual position is Lock or Flanker.Morgan began his career at Neath before joining Llanelli, Bristol and Leeds. In 2006 he joined Cardiff Blues.In July 2010 Morgan joined Newport Gwent Dragons....
, Chris Murphy and Nathan Thomas. Players who remained at club were: Tom Biggs
Tom Biggs
Tom Biggs is a rugby union footballer for Bath RFC. His usual position is at wing. Playing in his first season for Leeds Tykes in 2004, he featured in the Zurich Premiership, Powergen Cup and European Cup....
, Lee Blackett
Lee Blackett
Lee Blackett is a rugby union footballer for Leeds Carnegie. His usual position is at wing or centre...
, Michael Cusack
Michael Cusack (rugby player)
Michael Cusack is a rugby union footballer for the Glasgow Warriors having moved there in the summer of 2011 from Doncaster Knights . Formerly of Leeds Tykes, he signed for Doncaster Knights at the end of the 2007/08 season. His usual position is at tighthead prop.-External links:**...
, Jon Dunbar
Jon Dunbar
Jon Dunbar is a rugby union footballer for Leeds Tykes . His usual position is at flanker. He started his career playing for Grove RFC in the junior leagues in Oxfordshire. He moved to play professionally for Newcastle Falcons RFC, from where he won two caps for Scotland in the VI Nations, both...
, Stuart Hooper
Stuart Hooper
Stuart Hooper is a rugby union player for Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership.Hooper played basketball at county level until he was 16, before opting for rugby on his move to the specialist sports campus at Ivybridge Community College in Devon.He broke into the Saracens team whilst still a...
, James Isaacson
James Isaacson
James Isaacson is a former rugby union player who at club level represented Newcastle Falcons and Leeds Carnegie . His usual position is at prop. He was educated at Durham School and Northumbria University....
, Chris Jones, Rob Rawlinson and Rob Vickerman. At the end of April 2006, Phil Davies
Phil Davies
Phil Davies is a Welsh former rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 90s.-Rugby career:Davies played his club rugby for Llanelli and enjoyed a distinguished 46 cap career for Wales between 1985 and 1995...
resigned as Director Of Rugby to be replaced by academy coach Stuart Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster (rugby)
Stuart Lancaster is the Head of Elite Player Development for the England Rugby Football Union.-Rugby career:...
.
The new players signed for the new season under Lancaster were Leigh Hinton
Leigh Hinton
Leigh Hinton is a rugby union footballer for Rugby Lions. His usual position is at full-back, although he can also play at centre....
from Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport Gwent Dragons are one of the four professional Rugby Union regional teams in Wales. They are jointly owned by Newport RFC and the Welsh Rugby Union and play all their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12, the Anglo-Welsh Cup and the Heineken Cup...
, Leinster
Leinster Rugby
Leinster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Leinster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Dublin, representing the Irish province of Leinster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro 12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
centre Jonny Hepworth
Jonny Hepworth
Jonny Hepworth is a rugby league and rugby union player. His usual position is at fly-half or centre....
, wing/full-back Richard Welding
Richard Welding
Richard Welding is a rugby union footballer for Rotherham Titans. His usual position is on the wing, but fills in at full-back when necessary....
from Cornish Pirates
Cornish Pirates
The Cornish Pirates are an English professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn Pirates, the Cornish Pirates play their home games and train at their...
, scrum-half Jacob Rauluni
Jacob Rauluni
Jacob Rauluni is currently the most prominent in a family of international halfbacks. His father, Taito, played halfback for Fiji, as does his brother Mosese. And his first cousin Waisale Serevi began his rugby career at halfback....
ex-Earth Titans and Bristol, scrum-half Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards
Darren Edwards is a former rugby union player. A scrum-half, he was a member of the 2003 Wales national rugby union team squad and he played forWales at Wales A, Sevens, Under 21, Students and Under 18 levels...
from London Irish
London Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
, winger John Holtby
John Holtby
John Holtby is a rugby union footballer for Birmingham & Solihull . His usual position is at wing but he can also play at centre and full back....
from Earth Titans, and centre Anitelia Tuilagi, on loan from Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
. New forwards include flanker Mark Lock
Mark Lock
Mark Lock is a rugby union footballer for Rosslyn Park.Educated at Westbourne House School and Eastbourne College, his usual position is at flanker.-External links:**...
from London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
, Argentinian 7s and ex-Plymouth Albion flanker Martín Schusterman
Martín Schusterman
Martin Schusterman is a rugby union footballer for San Isidro Club. His usual position is at flanker....
, Former Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
No 8 Rhys Oakley
Rhys Oakley
Rhys Oakley is a Welsh international rugby union footballer for Leeds Carnegie . His usual position is at number eight ....
from Newport Gwent Dragons, hooker James Parkes
James Parkes
James Parkes is an English professional Rugby union football player for Leeds Tykes. His usual position is at hooker. He retired then in 2007. But in November 2010 he was brought out of retirement to be on the bench to play Sale Sharks after a injury to Andy Titterrell.-External links:*...
from Gloucester and props USA international
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
Mike MacDonald, ex-Worcester who helped the Eagles to qualify for the World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
, and Colin Noon
Colin Noon
Colin Noon is a rugby union footballer for Leeds Tykes . His usual position is at prop.-External links:*...
from Biarritz
Biarritz Olympique
Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup...
.
Leeds Tykes are already planning ahead for next season and have confirmed that they have signed Earth Titans captain Joe Bedford and fly half Alberto Di Bernardo and Tongan hooker Viliami Ma'asl from Cornish Pirates. Bedford is an ex-Academy player with the Tykes and has also been with Sale Sharks and Saracens. Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
Di Bernardo appeared for Italy 'A' before moving to England to play with the Pirates. The Tykes were confirmed as National Division One Champions on 7 April after their win at Otley combined with Rotherham's defeat to Doncaster on the same day. With only two games to play, they could not be caught by the South Yorkshire side, having three more wins than them this season.
Leeds Carnegie RUFC
Since 1 July 2007 the Leeds Tykes have been known as Leeds Carnegie after having signed what they described as a "ground-breaking" deal with Leeds Metropolitan University, which took a majority 51% stake in the club. Carnegie College is part of the university's sport department. Leeds director of rugby Stuart Lancaster said: "I am delighted by the announcement. This is another hugely significant step in our evolution."In 2008 Lancaster left Leeds to take a job at the RFU, replaced by England World Cup winner Neil Back
Neil Back
Neil Antony Back is a former international rugby union footballer for England, who also played for Leicester Tigers, and captained both England and Leicester during his career....
and Andy Key, both of whom were previously on the coaching staff at Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
.
In May 2009, Leeds Carnegie announced that it had restructured for the Premiership. Leeds Met University returned its 51% stake in Leeds Carnegie and Leeds Rugby retook full control. The club will continue to be known as Leeds Carnegie RUFC.
The restructuring also saw former Wales and British and Irish Lions international Gareth Davies join a new board of directors representing the university. Paul Caddick will be the Chairman.
Key and Back are keen to bring at least eight new players to the club but Chief executive Gary Hetherington has denied this move will limit their transfer funds.
Home ground
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
, moved to Headingley in 1889 and built Headingley stadium. Since then the stadium has staged more than 40 international matches and countless domestic finals. Undersoil heating was installed in 1963, and floodlight
Floodlights (sport)
Floodlights are broad-beamed, high-intensity artificial lights often used to illuminate outdoor playing fields while an outdoor sports event is being held during low-light conditions....
s in 1966. New changing rooms were added in 1991.
Fans got two matches for the price of one on Saturday 13 August 2005 when Headingley hosted back-to-back union and league games. The Tykes played Edinburgh in a friendly followed by a Super League game between the Rhinos and London. 2006 saw the construction of the Carnegie Stand. Built to replace the old eastern terrace, it was opened on 1 September 2006 for the Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
match between Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
and Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves
Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league football club based in Warrington, England that competes in Super League. They play at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2003....
. The ground now has a capacity of 22,250.
The record attendance at Headingley was 40,175 for the rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
match between Leeds and Bradford Northern on 21 May 1947. The highest attendance for a Tykes match was against Newcastle Falcons on 27 December 2004, with a crowd of 14,293 at Headingley to see the Falcons take home a 15–11 victory. In July 1998 Leeds RUFC became part of the world's first dual-code rugby partnership, Leeds Rugby Limited. In 2006 a new sponsorship deal with Leeds Metropolitan University led to Headingley Stadium been re-named Headingley Carnegie Stadium.
Squad 2011/2012
Internationally capped players
Lachlan Mackay Michael Stephenson Andy TitterrellAndy Titterrell
Andrew James Titterrell is a rugby union player who plays at hooker for Leeds Carnegie and England.-Biography:...
Mike MacDonald
Players In
Ryan Burrows (from Rotherham TitansRotherham R.U.F.C.
Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans are a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, Yorkshire, currently playing in the English RFU Championship-History:...
) Joe Ford
Joe Ford (rugby union)
Joe Ford is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints. He plays at fullback or fly-half. His brother George plays for Leicester Tigers...
(from
Northampton SaintsNorthampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
) Dan Hemingway
Dan Hemingway
Daniel Philip Hemingway is a rugby union player. After spending time on loan from Leicester Tigers at Nottingham RFC, Dan has now signed a 2 year contract taking him to Leeds Carnegie...
(from
Leicester TigersLeicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
) Stephen McColl (from
Doncaster KnightsDoncaster R.F.C.
Doncaster Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing the town of Doncaster. The first XV are known as the Doncaster Knights, and play in the RFU Championship...
) David Young (from
Edinburgh) Players Out
Miguel Alonso (to Petrarca) Juan GomezJuan Gomez (rugby union)
Juan Francisco Gomez is a professional rugby union rugby player. His debut game for his country, Argentina, was in 2006 when he was selected to play against Italy. The match took place in Rome where Argentina won 23–16. Juan joined Leinster Rugby in 2007, he moved to Leeds Carnegie in 2009...
(to
Los Matreros) Gareth Hardy Luther BurrellLuther Burrell
Luther Burrell is a professional rugby union player for Sale Sharks, he signed from Leeds Carnegie in the Summer of 2011. Burrell started his career at Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club.Burrell has experienced playing Rugby League and before joining his local Rugby Union side spent two years...
(to
Sale SharksSale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
) James Craig (to
Northampton SaintsNorthampton Saints
Northampton Saints are a professional rugby union club from Northampton, England. The Northampton Saints were formed in 1880. They play in green, black and gold colours. They play their home games at Franklin's Gardens, which has a capacity of 13,591....
) Hendre Fourie
Hendre Fourie
Carel Hendrik Fourie, generally known as Hendre Fourie , is a South African born English professional Rugby footballer currently playing for Aviva Premiership side Sale Sharks after signing from Leeds Carnegie in the Summer of 2011. His preferred position is at Flanker. Although he was born in...
(to
Sale SharksSale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
) Leigh Hinton
Leigh Hinton
Leigh Hinton is a rugby union footballer for Rugby Lions. His usual position is at full-back, although he can also play at centre....
(to
Rugby LionsRugby Lions
Rugby Football Club, nicknamed the Lions, is a rugby union club based in Rugby, Warwickshire in England . Rugby currently compete in National League 3 Midlands...
) Adrian Jarvis
Adrian Jarvis
Adrian Jarvis is an English born rugby union footballer who plays fly half for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.In 2007/08 he was called into the England Saxons squad to face Italy A in Ragusa, Sicily on 9 February 2008....
(to
London IrishLondon Irish
London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top...
) Christian Lewis-Pratt (to
England SevensEngland national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
) Kearnan Myall
Kearnan Myall
Kearnan Myall is a rugby union footballer for Sale Sharks. He previously played for Leeds Tykes.Myall has been a key figure in Leeds carnegie's promotion charge so far in the 2008/9 season...
(to
Sale SharksSale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
) Uche Odouza
Uche Odouza
Uche Oduoza is an English rugby union player who currently plays for Leeds Carnegie. Oduoza's position of choice is wing although he can also play fullback.-Career:...
(to
England SevensEngland national rugby union team (sevens)
The English national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.-Honours:* 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament - Winners* Rugby World Cup Sevens Winners 1993* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2002* Hong Kong Sevens Winners 2003*...
) Steve Thompson (to
London WaspsLondon Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
) Peter Wackett
Peter Wackett
Peter Wackett is a professional rugby union player for Rugby Lions. Wackett has great potential and has already proved to be an influential player for the Leeds Carnegie A team, scoring a winning try in their opening fixture of the 2007–08 season against Moseley...
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala
Semi Tadulala is a Fijian professional rugby league football winger for English club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby and Leeds Carnegie at rugby union...
(to
Wakefield WildcatsWakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
) Daniel Browne
Daniel Browne
Daniel Browne is a rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership. He joined the club in June 2010 on a 2 year contract. He previously played for Bath for 3 seasons, and Grenoble in France....
(to
GrenobleFC Grenoble
Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a French rugby union club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the French league system. They play at Stade Lesdiguières . They wear red and blue.-History:...
) Henry Fa'afili
Henry Fa'afili
Henry Fa'afili is a Samoan rugby player. He originally played Rugby league but switched codes in 2007 to play rugby union for Biarritz Olympique. He is currently signed to Connacht Rugby in the Celtic League after departing Leeds Carnegie in June 2011. Fa'afili's position of choice is on the Wing...
(to Connacht
Connacht Rugby
Connacht Rugby is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Connacht that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 comprising teams from the Celtic nations plus Italy. Normally, it also competes in the second-tier pan-European club competition, the European Challenge Cup...
) Alfie To'oala
Alfie Vaeluaga
Alfie To'oala Vaeluaga is a professional rugby union player for La Rochelle, joining them in 2011 from Leeds. He was recruited to Bristol the start of the 2006 Guinness Premiership season to bolster the Bristol back row, having played for both Orrell and Plymouth Albion against Bristol when the...
(to
La RochelleAtlantique Stade Rochelais
Stade Rochelais is a French rugby union club who compete in the Pro D2. They are often known simply as La Rochelle.They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre . They wear yellow and black...
) Alex Black (to
Edinburgh) Scott MathieScott Mathie
Scott Mathie is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership competition. He plays as a scrum-half. Mathie had previously played for the Blue Bulls, Natal Sharks and Leeds Carnegie....
(to
Sale SharksSale Sharks
Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the...
) Marco Wentzel
Marco Wentzel
Marco Wentzel is a rugby union player, formerly with Leicester Tigers, and also Leeds Carnegie in the Aviva Premiership, and now plying his trade with London Wasps, joining fellow team-mate Steve Thompson at the Wycombe based club. Wentzel plays as a lock or in the back-row.-External links:*...
(to
London WaspsLondon Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
) Jesús Moreno Rodriguez (to
LimogesUSA Limoges
USA Limoges is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the top level of the French amateur rugby pyramid and one level below the professional leagues. They finished second-from-bottom in the second professional level, Rugby Pro D2, in both 2007 and 2008...
) Warren Fury
Warren Fury
Warren Fury is a Wales international rugby union player. He currently plays club rugby for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership....
Rhys Oakley
Rhys Oakley
Rhys Oakley is a Welsh international rugby union footballer for Leeds Carnegie . His usual position is at number eight ....
(to
BourgoinCS Bourgoin-Jallieu
CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system in the Pro D2. The club have been runners-up in the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir competitions, and have won the Challenge Cup.Founded in 1906 as "Club...
) Ceiron Thomas
Ceiron Thomas
Ceiron Thomas is a Welsh rugby union footballer, currently playing for the English side Leeds Carnegie. His regular position is at fly-half, though he is often played at fullback....
(to
Cornish PiratesCornish Pirates
The Cornish Pirates are an English professional rugby union team who play in the Championship, the second level of the English rugby union pyramid, and are the premier Cornish rugby club. Formerly known as Penzance & Newlyn Pirates, the Cornish Pirates play their home games and train at their...
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Notable former players
| Carl Aarvold Iain Balshaw Iain Balshaw Iain Robert Balshaw, MBE is a rugby footballer who plays on the wing or at full back for Biarritz.-Early life:... Chris Bell Chris Bell (rugby player) Chris Bell is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for London Wasps, formerly with Leeds, Harlequins and Sale Sharks.-External links:****-References:... Tom Biggs Tom Biggs Tom Biggs is a rugby union footballer for Bath RFC. His usual position is at wing. Playing in his first season for Leeds Tykes in 2004, he featured in the Zurich Premiership, Powergen Cup and European Cup.... Liam Botham Liam Botham Liam James Botham is a former rugby player who played rugby union and later rugby league. He is the son of English Test cricketer Ian Botham. His godfather is the former West Indian cricket captain Viv Richards.... Danny Care Phil Christophers Phil Christophers Philip Derek Christophers is a rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for Castres and has previously played for England.Christophers was born and raised in Germany with an English father and a German mother... Jordan Crane Jordan Crane (rugby player) Jordan Crane is a professional Rugby Union player, who currently plays for Leicester Tigers having moved from Leeds Tykes at the end of the 2005–06 season. Crane has also played internationally for England.... David Doherty David Doherty David Doherty is a rugby union player for Cornish Pirates in the RFU Championship. Doherty plays at fullback or on the wing and he can also operate in the centre's.... Craig Emmerson Craig Emmerson Craig Emmerson is an English born rugby union player. He was the first player to ever have a transfer fee paid for them when he moved from Morley to Gloucester in 1995 just as professionalism had been passed by the International Board.- Biography :... Andy Gomarsall Andy Gomarsall Andrew Charles Thomas Gomarsall MBE is a rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for Leeds Carnegie and England.He previously played for Gloucester Rugby, Bedford and Wasps... Michael "Mike" Lampkowski Michael Lampkowski Michael "Mike" Stanley Lampkowski is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at representative level has played rugby union for England, and at club level for Headingley, playing at Scrum-half, i.e. number 9, and at club level has played... Tom Palmer Tom Palmer (rugby player) Tom Palmer is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock for Stade Français in the Top 14.-Early career:... David Rees David Rees (rugby player) David Rees is a former Bristol Rugby player, currently playing for Clifton, who gained 11 caps for England between 1997 and 1999.... Mark Regan Mark Regan Mark 'Ronnie' Regan MBE is an English rugby union player. He has played as a hooker for Bristol, Bath, Leeds Tykes as well as England and the British Lions.-Career:... (won the 2003 Rugby World Cup 2003 Rugby World Cup The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World... whilst a Leeds player) Dan Scarbrough Dan Scarbrough Dan Scarbrough is a rugby union player who plays on the wing or full back for Racing Métro.He was National Division One leading try scorer with Wakefield for two seasons before moving to Leeds Tykes where he continued his try scoring exploits, finishing second in the 2001/2002 list of Zurich... Mike Shelley Mike Shelley Mike Shelley is a former rugby union player who became the longest serving player in the history of Leeds Tykes rugby club, having joined them in 1996 from West Hartlepool... Tim Stimpson Tim Stimpson Timothy Richard George Stimpson is a former rugby union international full back . During his career he played for Wakefield, West Hartlepool, Newcastle Falcons, Leicester Tigers, Perpignan, Leeds Tykes and Nottingham, England and the British Lions... Martin Whitcombe Martin Whitcombe Martin Alun Whitcombe is a former Rugby Union Footballer of the 80's and 90's.He learnt to play rugby at Keighley RUFC and went on to have a long playing career for Leicester Tigers, Bedford RFC, Sale FC, and Leeds Tykes, at prop i.e. 1 or 3... |
Diego Albanese Diego Albanese Diego Luis Albanese is a former Argentine rugby union player who played as a winger. He played for the San Isidro Club in Argentina, French side Grenoble, Gloucester and Leeds Tykes... Dan Crowley Dan Crowley Dan Crowley is an Australian rugby union footballer who played for the Wallabies 38 times and earned over 100 caps for the Queensland Reds during his rugby career... Phil Murphy Phil Murphy Phil Murphy is an Irish Canadian rugby union footballer who plays at No 8.He previously played for London Irish and French side Perpignan.... Jacob Rauluni Jacob Rauluni Jacob Rauluni is currently the most prominent in a family of international halfbacks. His father, Taito, played halfback for Fiji, as does his brother Mosese. And his first cousin Waisale Serevi began his rugby career at halfback.... Seru Rabeni Seru Rabeni Ratu Seru Raveive Rabeni is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a centre or wing for Stade Rochelais.... Simon Easterby Simon Easterby Simon Easterby is an English-born Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Scarlets, for whom he is a player-coach, and is a recently retired Ireland international. His regular position is at blindside flanker, but he is equally adept on the openside.-Early life:Easterby's father is English and... Alberto Di Bernardo Alberto Di Bernardo Alberto Di Bernardo is an Italian/Argentine rugby union player, currently playing in Celtic League, for Benetton Rugby Treviso. His usual position is at fly-half and he has played for Italy A.... Roland De Marigny Roland de Marigny Roland de Marigny is an Italian rugby union footballer. His normal position is fullback though he can also play centre or fly-half.His parents originated from Mauritius.... Alex Moreno Alex Moreno Alejandro Cristian Moreno is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He currently plays for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership, which he joined in 2009 from Rugby Calvisano.-External links:**... Aaron Persico Aaron Persico Aaron Persico is an Italian rugby union footballer.Persico was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Hs is one of the most experienced players in the Azzurri set-up having made in excess of 50 appearances since his Italy debut against Scotland in the 2000 Six Nations.Persico has represented his adopted... Stephen Bachop Stephen Bachop Stephen Bachop is a former rugby player from New Zealand. He is the older brother of fellow All Black Graeme Bachop.-Provincial:... Justin Marshall Justin Marshall Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005... Erik Lund Erik Lund (rugby player) Erik Lund is a Norwegian rugby union footballer who plays lock forward for Norway and since 2010 for the French team Biarritz, where he joined his younger brother Magnus... George Harder George Harder George Harder is an Samoan Rugby Union player. He usually plays at Wing or Centre for Harlequins. He joined Quins from Leeds Tykes in the summer of 2003. He made his league debut in the 33-27 victory over London Wasps but suffered a knee ligament injury the following week that would keep him out... Gordon Bulloch Gordon Bulloch Gordon Bulloch is a rugby union player who is hooker for West of Scotland F.C. and formerly Scotland. Gordon Bulloch is Scotland’s third most capped player with a total of 75 and their most-capped hooker. He previously played for Glasgow and Leeds Tykes.Gordon has played for Scotland at U19 and... Andy Craig Andy Craig Andrew "Andy" Craig is a rugby union footballer who plays at outside centre. He played for Glasgow, Leeds Tykes and Scotland.... Duncan Hodge Duncan Hodge Duncan Hodge was Duncan Hodge was Duncan Hodge was (born August 18, 1974 in Dumfries, Scotland, is a Scottish former internationalist rugby union player. He gained 26 full caps for Scotland.-Playing career:Hodge was born in Dumfries and educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh.... Gavin Kerr Gavin Kerr Gavin Kerr is a retired rugby union footballer who played prop, he played international rugby for Scotland. He played club rugby for Leeds Tykes , the defunct Border Reivers, Edinburgh and Sale Sharks... |
Ian McGeechan Ian McGeechan Sir Ian Robert McGeechan OBE is a Scottish former rugby union player and coach. His nickname is "Geech".-Playing career:... Gordon Ross Tony Stanger Tony Stanger Anthony George Stanger is a former Scottish international rugby union player, and is Scotland's joint record try scorer.... Vili Ma'asi Hefin O'Hare Hefin O'Hare Hefin O'Hare is a Wales international rugby league footballer playing at , or . In 2005 he switched codes to join Scottish rugby union team Glasgow Warriors. His usual position is centre or wing. O'Hare has opted to play for Scotland rugby union Sevens hence he is now ineligible for the Wales... Richard Parks Richard Parks Richard David Parks is a former Wales international rugby union player, representing Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Celtic Warriors, Leeds Tykes, Perpignan and Newport Gwent Dragons at club and regional level. In May 2009 he was forced to retire from rugby due to a shoulder injury... Matt Cardey Matt Cardey Matthew Dane Cardey is a New Zealand born former international rugby union fullback who played for the Wales national rugby union team.... Phil Davies Phil Davies Phil Davies is a Welsh former rugby union footballer of the 1980s and 90s.-Rugby career:Davies played his club rugby for Llanelli and enjoyed a distinguished 46 cap career for Wales between 1985 and 1995... Warren Fury Warren Fury Warren Fury is a Wales international rugby union player. He currently plays club rugby for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership.... Scott Morgan Scott Morgan (rugby player) Scott Morgan is a Welsh international rugby union player. His usual position is Lock or Flanker.Morgan began his career at Neath before joining Llanelli, Bristol and Leeds. In 2006 he joined Cardiff Blues.In July 2010 Morgan joined Newport Gwent Dragons.... Alix Popham Alix Popham Alix Jon Popham is a Welsh rugby union footballer, who plays at Number eight or flanker and is captain for the 2009 season at Brive in the French Top 14, having signed from the Llanelli Scarlets in 2008... Nathan Thomas Nathan Thomas Nathan Thomas is a Welsh international rugby union footballer who plays in the back row.Thomas has played for various clubs during his career, including Bridgend, Bath, Cardiff Blues, Leeds Tykes, the Scarlets and Neath.In November 2009 he joined Gloucester on a short term loan deal, but he did... |
Coaching and medical staff
- Head Coach: Neil BackNeil BackNeil Antony Back is a former international rugby union footballer for England, who also played for Leicester Tigers, and captained both England and Leicester during his career....
- Team Manager: John Carey
- Defence & Skills Coach: Simon Middleton
- Kicking Coach: Colin Stephens
- Performance Director: Keith Barker
- Assistant Conditioner: James Parkes
- Head Physio: Paris Payne
- Doctor: Chips Browning
- Head of Analysis: Giles Lindsay
- Academy Manager: Mark Luffman
- Academy Physio: David O'Sullivan
- Equipment Manager: David Matthews
Honours
- Powergen CupEDF Energy CupThe Anglo-Welsh Cup, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the LV Cup , is an English and Welsh rugby union knock-out cup competition featuring the twelve Aviva Premiership clubs and four Welsh Regions...
:- Champions: 2005
- Semi-Finalists: 2004
- National Division One:
- Champions: 2000–01, 2006–07National Division One 2006-07At the start of the season, Leeds Tykes came down to National Division One after coming last in the Guinness Premiership of 2005-06. For much of the season they looked like they would repeat Harlequins' feat and bounce straight back up to the Premiership. Leeds Tykes did in fact win promotion to...
, 2008–09National Division One 2008-09Leeds Carnegie joined National Division One, having been relegated from the Guinness Premiership after the 2007-08 season. Otley and Manchester were promoted from National Division Two.-Notes:Points were awarded as follows:* 4 points for a win...
- Champions: 2000–01, 2006–07
- European ShieldEuropean ShieldThe European Shield was a reprechage tournament for teams knocked out in the first round of the European Challenge Cup in 2002-03 and 2003-04. The name "European Shield" had previously been used for the now renamed European Challenge Cup....
:- Semi-Finalists: 2005
Statistics and records
- From Leedsrugby.com
- League Records
- Highest scoring match:
- 104–0 v Manchester 08/04/09
- Largest winning margin:
- 104 v Manchester 08/04/09
- Most points in a match:
- 31 Braam van Straaten v London Irish 08/09/02
- 27 Gerry AinscoughGerry AinscoughGerry Ainscough is a former rugby union fly half.-Career:He joined Orrell as a 13-year-old in 1977. Progressing through the Juniors into the Colts, he was a member of the all-conquering Colts side of 1982/83 that won all 7 trophies entered, including the Lancashire Colts Cup...
v Rosslyn Park 14/9/96
- Most tries in a match:
- 5 Simon Middleton v Morley 14/2/96
- Most conversions in a match:
- 12 Jason Strange v Manchester 08/04/09
- 9 Gerry AinscoughGerry AinscoughGerry Ainscough is a former rugby union fly half.-Career:He joined Orrell as a 13-year-old in 1977. Progressing through the Juniors into the Colts, he was a member of the all-conquering Colts side of 1982/83 that won all 7 trophies entered, including the Lancashire Colts Cup...
v Clifton 07/12/96 - 9 Richard Le Bas v Orrell 17/3/01
- Most penalties in a match:
- 9 Braam van Straaten v London Irish 08/08/02
- Most drop goals in a match:
- 2 Dan Eddie v Broughton Park 12/2/94
- 2 Colin Stephens v Exeter 9/3/96
- 2 Colin Stephens v London Welsh 19/10/96
- 2 Dan Parks v Saracens 14/10/01
- Fastest Ever Premiership Try:
- 8.26 seconds Lee Blackett v Newcastle FalconsNewcastle FalconsThe Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in...
21/3/08
- Cup Records
- Highest scoring cup match:
- 100–0 v Morley 21/10/01
- 96–6 v Redruth 2/11/96
- Most Points in a cup match:
- 35 Richard Le Bas v Morley 21/10/01
- Most Tries in a cup match:
- 5 Wendell Sailor v Rugby Lions 14/11/98
- Most Conversions in a cup match:
- 10 Richard Le Bas v Morley 21/10/01
- Most Penalties in a cup match:
- 5 Dan Eddie v Fylde 4/11/96
- Most senior appearances:
- 244 Mike ShelleyMike ShelleyMike Shelley is a former rugby union player who became the longest serving player in the history of Leeds Tykes rugby club, having joined them in 1996 from West Hartlepool...
League
Season Pld W D L F A +/- BP Pts Pos Notes 2010-11 Aviva Premiership 22 4 0 18 315 590 7 23 12th Relegated 2009-10 Guinness Premiership 22 7 1 14 283 493 −210 6 36 10th 2008–09 National League One 30 28 0 2 1238 376 863 21 133 1st Promoted 2007-08 Guinness Premiership 2007-08 Guinness PremiershipThe 2007–08 Guinness Premiership was the 21st season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2007 and May 2008. Due to the 2007 Rugby World Cup the season started slightly later than normal, as England were trying to defend their title...22 2 1 19 336 732 −396 2 12 12th Relegated 2006–07 National League One 30 24 2 4 960 474 486 23 123 1st Promoted 2005-06 Guinness Premiership 2005-06 Guinness PremiershipThe 2005–06 Guinness Premiership was the 19th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions, played between September 2005 and May 2006. The final was contested by the Sale Sharks and the Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Sale Sharks won 45 – 20 to win the Premiership...22 5 0 17 363 573 −210 8 28 12th Relegated 2004–05 Zurich Premiership 22 9 0 13 380 431 −51 7 43 8th 2003–04 Zurich Premiership 22 7 1 14 449 588 −139 7 37 11th 2002–03 Zurich Premiership 22 12 2 8 478 435 43 6 58 5th 2001–02 Zurich Premiership 22 6 0 16 406 654 −248 4 28 12th Relegated 2000–01 National League One 26 24 0 2 1,032 407 625 1 116 1st Promoted
Cups
Competition Pld W D L F A Notes Powergen Cup 11 5 1 5 297 274 Winners 2005 Heineken Cup 12 5 0 7 189 182 European Challenge Cup 18 10 3 5 661 379 Semi-Finalists 2005
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