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1977–78 John Player Cup
The 1977–78 John Player Cup was the seventh edition of England's premier rugby union club competition at the time. Gloucester won the competition defeating Leicester in the final. The event was sponsored by John Player cigarettes and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium Twickenham Stadium () in Twickenham, south-west London, England, is a rugby union stadium owned by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), English rugby union governing body, which has its headquarters there. The England national rugby union team play .... Draw and results First round Progressed as away team* Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 John Player Cup 1977–78 rugby union tournaments for clubs John Player Cup RFU Knockout Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Welsh Cup
The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs. The competition was replaced by the Premiership Rugby Cup, involving only the 12 English Premiership clubs, beginning with the 2018–19 season. History Background RFU Knockout Cup From 1971 to 2005, English clubs played in the RFU Knockout Cup. At its formation, it was the highest honour that a club could win, as there were no nationally organised leagues until merit leagues were introduced in 1984, followed by the full national league pyramid in 1987. It was an open tournament to any club that was a member of the Rugby Football Union. Previous Anglo-Welsh fixtures 2005–2018: Anglo-Welsh Cup 2005–09: Initial format Starting in the 2005–06 season, the Powergen Anglo-Welsh Cup was formed as a successor tournament to the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dodge
Paul William Dodge (born 26 February 1958 in Leicester, England) is a former English rugby union international footballer who gained 32 caps for his country between 1978 and 1985. His Leicester Tigers career earned him 436 appearances. Dodge started playing for his local club, Syston RFC, from where he progressed to join Tigers as a youth player and as a 17-year-old, made his first team debut in the annual Christmas fixture against the Barbarians. His debut came two years later. With Clive Woodward he formed a centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ... partnership that played for Tigers, England and the British Lions tour to South Africa in 1980. In 1985 he captained England eight times and captained Tigers in the 1987/88 season. After retiring he became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalkie White (rugby Player)
Herbert Victor "Chalkie" White (16 January 1929 – 24 January 2005) was an English rugby union player and later coach, instrumental in the success of Leicester Tigers. White was born in Carlisle and served in the Royal Navy before becoming a schoolteacher, having previously undertaken a 4-year specialist course in Physical Education at Borough Road College, Isleworth. He played scrum-half for Old Creightonians, Penzance & Newlyn, Camborne RFC and Leicester Tigers before his career was ended after he was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease and lost his sense of balance. He thus turned to coaching Leicester, while teaching at Nottingham High School. At this time the game was still amateur, and coaching frowned upon as "cheating", but White installed a professional attitude at Leicester. This took the Tigers to John Player Cup wins in 1979, 1980 and 1981, and losing finalists in 1978 and 1983 (at the time the cup was the only organised competition). The Leicester team includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian "Dosser" Smith
Ian Robert "Dosser" Smith (born 26 November 1957), is an English schoolmaster, director of Coaching at Uppingham School, and former player (in the flanker position), captain in the mid-1980s, and later coach of Leicester Tigers. He made 331 first XV appearances for Leicester, including five John Player Cup Finals (1978–1982), of which three were won, and scored a total of 67 tries. However, he was not capped by England. His son, centre/winger Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the Eleventh Doctor, eleventh incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the BBC series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targarye ... played for Leicester Tigers from 2006 to 2019. References 1957 births Living people English rugby union coaches English rugby union players Leicester Tigers coaches Leicester Tigers players Rugby union players from Leicester {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wheeler (rugby Union)
Peter John Wheeler, CBE (born 26 November 1948) is a former international rugby union player who played hooker and was Chief Executive of Leicester Tigers. Early life Wheeler attended Brockley County Grammar School and went on to play for Old Brockleians Rugby Club and Kent for three seasons. Playing career Wheeler was considered a tough and technically proficient hooker and was integral to Leicester's innovative and expansive style of play. Wheeler captained Leicester Tigers to three consecutive wins in the John Player Cup from 1979 to 1981 and played 349 games for the club from 1969 to 1985. He was an early advocate of league rugby in the 1980s. He made his England debut on 1 February 1975 against France, and his last appearance on 17 March 1984 against Wales, gaining 41 caps in between, including 5 as captain. He went on the 1977 British Lions tour to New Zealand and the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa In 1980 the British and Irish Lions rugby union te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Redfern
Stephen Paul Redfern (born 26 October 1957) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league player in the 1970s and 1980s. He played one test for in 1984, and between 1976 and 1984 played club rugby for Leicester Tigers. His position was tighthead prop. He then played professional rugby league for Sheffield Eagles, but injury limited him to only 9 appearance. Early years Redfern was born in Leicester, England. He attended Markfield High School and Coalville Grammar School. Redfern played his junior rugby for Coalville. Career Redfern joined Leicester Tigers from school, and played for the youth team from 1973. He made his Leicester début on 30 October 1976 against Nottingham. Redfern made an immediate impact starting 20 games in his first season and was selected for the England under 23s team that toured Canada at the end of the 1976/77 season. Redfern played 36 games in the 77-78 season culminating in a John Player Cup Final loss to Gloucester. A neck inju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Johnson (rugby Union)
Steve Johnson is a former Leicester Tigers and England national rugby union team, England blindside flanker. He made 207 appearances during the period 1976-83 for Leicester Tigers. Johnson scored 31 tries for the Tigers and captained the club from 1981–83, making his final appearance in the John Player Cup final against Bristol. He was on the winning side three times in five cup finals and represented Leicestershire, English Midlands, Midlands, British Police and England Saxons, England B. He also came second in a Leicester Mercury vote which would be in the Leicester Tigers' walk of fame, as Leicester Tigers best ever blindside flanker. He is currently a summariser for all Leicester Tigers games on BBC Radio Leicester. External linksthisisleicestershire {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Steve Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Leicester Tigers players English rugby union players Rugby union flankers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garry Adey
Garry John Adey (13 June 1945 – 17 August 2023) was an English rugby union Number 8 (rugby union), Number 8 for Leicester Tigers and . Adey made 381 appearances for Leicester Tigers, Leicester between 1965–81. He played twice for in 1976. Adey was a member of a very successful Leicester Tigers, Leicester side which won the John Player Cup 3 times in consecutive years from 1979–81. Adey was Executive Chairman of The Adey Group which has been established for over 90 years, in the steel fabrication and steel stockholding business. Playing career Born in Loughborough, Leicestershire on 13 June 1945, Adey made his debut for Leicester Tigers on Wednesday 8 March 1967 in a 14–6 win against Loughborough Students RUFC, Loughborough Colleges at Welford Road Stadium, Welford Road. Adey was used sparingly at Lock (rugby union), lock for the rest of the season and the following two seasons featuring only 28 times across all three seasons. Adey moved to Number 8 (rugby un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Kenney (rugby Union)
Steve Kenney (born December 26, 1955, in Wilmington, North Carolina) is a former professional American football player who played Guard (American football), guard for seven seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions. NFL career 1981 During a 1981 NFL Wild Card playoff game against the New York Giants, Kenney suffered a broken ankle when teammate Stan Walters was blocking Lawrence Taylor. Taylor drive back Walters, who rolled up into Kenney's ankle in the turf of Veterans Stadium. Kenney was carried off the field by team trainers. 1955 births Living people American football offensive guards Clemson Tigers football players Philadelphia Eagles players Detroit Lions players Jesse O. Sanderson High School alumni {{offensive-lineman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleddyn Jones
Bleddyn Jones (7 August 1948 ― 27 April 2021) was a Welsh people, Welsh rugby commentator who worked principally for BBC Radio Leicester, sports commentator, commentating on Leicester Tigers matches since 1987. As a player, he made 333 appearances for Tigers, mostly at fly-half between 1969 and 1978, scoring 42 tries.http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/12482.php He was not capped internationally. In his professional life he worked as a teacher. For the opening of the Caterpillar Stand at Welford Road Stadium, Welford Road in 2007, Jones was voted by readers of the Leicester Mercury into the "Walk of Legends" Team, ahead of Les Cusworth, Andy Goode and Joel Stransky. Bleddyn died on 27 April 2021, aged 72. References External links *Video about Bleddyn mostly in Welsh: http://www.wedi7.com/Items/Archive/Default.aspx?id=1119 1948 births 2021 deaths Leicester Tigers players Rugby union fly-halves Welsh rugby union commentators BBC sports presenters and reporters Peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Barker (rugby Union)
Robert George Barker (born 23 October 1944) is a former rugby union wing who played 320 times for Leicester Tigers between 1968 and 1979. In 1977 he became only the third Leicester player to score 150 tries for the club, and is still joint third in the clubs List of Leicester Tigers records and statistics, list of all time try scorers. Barker made his Leicester debut against Northampton Saints on 19 October 1968, despite scoring a try Barker was not used again until March when he became more of a regular featuring in 14 of the last 17 matches that season. Originally a centre Barker switched to his more common position on the wing during the 1969-70 season, during which he became the club's regular goal kicker and was the season's top scorer with 145 points. In 1971-72 Barker would be the club's top try scorer with 26 in 30 games, a feat he repeated in 1972-73, 73-74, 75-76 and 77-78. On 11 September 1973 Barker scored the winning try as Leicester beat the touring national t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
