This is Leicestershire --Leicester Tigers are no strangers to success, so it should come as no surprise that their new wheelchair rugby team are also making waves.
Tigers merged with the already-established East Midlands-based wheelchair rugby club Marauders, in September, to compete in Caloplast Super Series Division Two.
They kicked off their first Super Series in emphatic fashion, picking up five wins out of five after beating West-Country Hawks 56-20, Solent Sharks 58-21 and Cardiff Pirates 69-21 on the first day of the event.
Tigers continued their winning form on the second day, beating Solent Sharks B 38-8 before closing with a 51-16 win against Caledonian Crushers.
James Price, Tigers captain and a member of the Great Britain squad that participated in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship, said: "We've had an absolutely brilliant start to life as Leicester Tigers, we were lucky enough to start out with a group of incredibly experienced players.
"Due to league rules, we had to start out in the Second Division, which is very frustrating for us all as we know we can win games in the top division.
"I'm confident that we can win the next two series and gain promotion at the first time of asking.
"It certainly helps that the whole Super Series is played on home turf, with all teams having to come to the Queen Elizabeth II Leisure Centre at De Montfort University."
The final two series will be played in February and March.
Tigers are looking for new members to take up the sport. The squad train every Friday. For more information, email:
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