{"product_id":"2005-06-leicester-tigers-home-pro-fit-rugby-shirt-l","title":"2005\/06 Leicester Tigers Home Premiership Pro-Fit Rugby Shirt (L)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"80\" width=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/0122\/files\/Specifiications_15896efb-7a46-4195-82eb-a9b25e1eaeb8.png?v=1720513391\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\/10 Excellent. The jersey has been shortened (sizes below)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult Large\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChest Measurement:\u003c\/strong\u003e 43-45 Inches \/ 109-114 CM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength: \u003c\/strong\u003e27 Inches \/ 69 CM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturer: \u003c\/strong\u003eCotton Traders\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColour: \u003c\/strong\u003eGreen, white \u0026amp; red trim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polyester\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeasons: \u003c\/strong\u003e2005\/2006 \u0026amp; 2006\/2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlayer: \u003c\/strong\u003eN\/A\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatches: \u003c\/strong\u003eGuinness Premiership \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s-BdPWy5RCQ\" height=\"450\" width=\"650\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"83\" width=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/0122\/files\/description_d15e0c0e-732b-40c1-9fe6-e9e75e702484.png?v=1720513450\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOfficial Cotton Traders Leicester Tigers home short sleeved rugby shirt from the 2005\/06 season. Complete with Premiership patch printed on the sleeves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe condition of this vintage rugby jersey is 8\/10 Excellent. The jersey has been shortened (sizes below)\u003cspan\u003e (see photos).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"81\" width=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0188\/0122\/files\/Background_abc7e21f-fa9c-45c7-8e00-082805416f4c.png?v=1720513474\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2005–06, the Tigers finished second to the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSale Sharks\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the league before losing to the same team in the Premiership final. They again proceeded to the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup, again they lost at the Walkers Stadium to Bath. In the new\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnglo-Welsh Cup\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLeicester won their group but lost in the semi-finals to Wasps at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMillennium Stadium\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCardiff, Wales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeicester won their first piece of silverware for five years on 15 April 2007, beating the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOspreys\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e41–35 with tries from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTom Varndell,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTom Croft,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBen Kay\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAlesana Tuilagi\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto win the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEDF Energy Cup\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eTwickenham Stadium. This was quickly repeated with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGuinness Premiership\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esuccess on 12 May at Twickenham with a 44–16 win over\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGloucester. However Leicester failed to win an unprecedented treble, by losing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHeineken Cup\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFinal at Twickenham on 20 May to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLondon Wasps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was announced on 28 December 2006 that the head coach\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePat Howard\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewould leave the club at the end of the season, to return to his native Australia.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHe was succeeded by the then-head coach of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eArgentina,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMarcelo Loffreda\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eafter the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2007 Rugby World Cup.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLoffreda guided Leicester through the group stages of the EDF cup to the semi final where they defeated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWasps\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein a knock-out game for the first time since the 1980s. This set up a rematch of the previous years final against the Ospreys, which Leicester lost.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cotton Traders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55737413304696,"sku":"37361","price":59.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/7309\/files\/IMG_20261110_120826.jpg?v=1794476764","url":"https:\/\/www.classic15.co.uk\/products\/2005-06-leicester-tigers-home-pro-fit-rugby-shirt-l","provider":"Classic15 Vintage Rugby Shirts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}