There is no fairytale Premiership final for Leicester this season after they were beaten 21-20 by Wasps on Saturday by a heartbreaking late try.
Have Leicester Tigers been sold a lemon? That’s the question being asked by many at the moment following a highly disappointing week for new signing George Ford.
Stamford AFC watched on as Shaw Lane lifted the Evo-Stik First Division South league title on Saturday to earn promotion into the Premier Division.
There was a popular winner of the 13th edition of the Rutland-Melton CiCLE Classic as Dan Fleeman, team captain of locally based team Metaltek-Kuota, took the win in a sprint finish on Sherrard Street on Sunday.
There was some deeply sad news out of Welford Road last week, as much loved prop Marcos Ayerza announced his retirement from professional rugby due to a back injury, ending an illustrious 11 seasons at Welford Road.
Not too long ago Jordan Smith and Nabil Shariff were playing side-by-side for Stamford AFC at the Zeeco Stadium but on Easter Monday the two strikers were on the scoresheet for opposing sides.
Witton Albion, the side Stamford condemned to relegation to the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South two seasons ago, got their revenge on Saturday with a 4-1 defeat of the Daniels.
Stamford AFC ended a run of four games without a win in the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South with a 2-1 victory away at Chasetown on Saturday.
Stamford AFC recorded just their third clean-sheet of the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South on Sunday, the only problem was they couldn’t score either.
It’s never a dull week at the Daniels. In the last seven days there have been five new players in and one out from Stamford AFC.
Stamford AFC’s search for consistency goes on as they were beaten 1-0 at the Zeeco Stadium on Saturday by Belper Town. If it had not been for the magnificent Sam Donkin in goal it could have been an awful lot more.
Leicester Tigers ended a run of five defeats in a row on Saturday with a derby victory, 27-20, over Northampton Saints.
Stamford AFC let an early two goal lead slip through their fingers to lose 4-2 away at fellow Evo-Stik NPL First Division South struggers Market Drayton Town on Saturday.
Stamford AFC upset the Evo-Stik NPL First Division South form book on Saturday with a 2-0 win away at Belper Town.
Stamford AFC manager Graham Drury has cut three players who were integral in his side’s best ever FA Cup run earlier this season, in a bid to climb the league standings.
Stamford AFC showed great spirit to come back from a goal down and earn a point against high-flying Rushden and Diamonds on Boxing Day.
Stocksbridge Park Steels may not have England and Leicester City star Jamie Vardy on their books any more but they still had too much firepower for Stamford AFC on Tuesday night.
A 52-metre penalty from Leicester Tigers fly-half Owen Williams may just have saved director of rugby Richard Cockerill his job, if reports are to be believed.
Stamford AFC scored two goals at home on Saturday against Sheffield FC however one of them was in the back of their own net as missed chances saw them draw 1-1.
Stamford are not going to be in the top eight come Christmas as manager Graham Drury wanted.