Leicester Tigers Top Eleven team

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Press Release

Leicester Tigers started their top eleven life as good as they could have hoped for with a 1 - 6 victory over FC Divergent.

Man of the match Sergej Seufert (AMR) and Sam Nightingale (AMC) both scored two goals in their opening match for the new club.

Manuel Gruber (DC) and Musa Purcell found themselves on the scoreboard to give Tigers a convincing win despite the home side scoring the first goal of the game.

The win closes the gap between themselves and the top four to just five points.

Director of football

"It's great to get a result like that, I was a bit worried when their first goal went in, but we dug deep and our fitness levels worked their magic. Great momentum to start the clubs life here and hopefully, we can move closer to that top 4 sooner rather than later."

Announcement

Leicester Tigers are proud to announce their first club captain. Musa Purcell (AML) will hold the captain's armband for the foreseeable future. At 19, it's hoped that he will remain at the club for a couple of seasons and build a legacy.

"I was amazed when Matt Gretton called me into the office on the plane and told me I would be the club captain. I'm 19, and as much as I wanted the role, I kind of removed myself from the running because of my lack of experience, but Matt made it clear that he believes in me for the future," Purcell said.

"It was awesome to bang in a goal today as well, a nice way of celebrating getting the first captains armband on a personal front, but most importantly it was about getting the goal to announce our arrival on the scene."

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[Editiors notes]

Further information about tomorrow's events at Welford Road will be released later this afternoon. The following information is to be embargoed until you see the announcement on the club's website.

Leicester Tigers will host a special fathers day opening party at Welford Road following the first fixture on Sunday [16th June]. The event will be open to the public, and tribute band Queen of Magic will be performing live in the evening.

They'll be a press conference at Welford Road ahead of the match against Dan FC on Sunday 16th June which will include the Musa Purcell, Matt Gretton and chairman Mary-Jane. This will take place at 10am in the media suite.