Stats ahead of the Leicester league clash

Top scorer
By Duncan Wood
September 26 2002

Here are some stats from previous league meetings between Bristol and Leicester. Interestingly, two members of Bristol's current coaching lineup, Mark Tainton and Paul Hull, are Bristol's top points and try scorers respectively.

Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers
Sun 29 Sep at Memorial Stadium - KO 15:00

Summary of meetings between the teams in the Premiership
Played 23
Bristol Shoguns Won 7 - 30.4%
Leicester Tigers Won 16 - 69.6%

Biggest Win for Bristol Shoguns, 40 - 22, 30 Apr 1994
Biggest Win for Leicester Tigers, 43 - 6, 28 Oct 1995

Bristol Shoguns top try scorer vs Leicester Tigers, Paul Hull, 3 tries
Bristol Shoguns top points scorer vs Leicester Tigers, Mark Tainton, 93 points
Leicester Tigers top try scorer vs Bristol Shoguns, Stuart Potter, 5 tries
Leicester Tigers top points scorer vs Bristol Shoguns, John Liley, 132 points

Previous Meetings

Date		Result	Venue
18 May 2002	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	27 - 13	Welford Road
05 May 2002	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	38 - 21	Memorial Stadium
08 Dec 2001	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	19 - 26	Welford Road
06 Feb 2001	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	10 - 17	Welford Road
23 Sep 2000	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	24 - 20	Memorial Stadium
14 May 2000	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	23 - 30	Memorial Stadium
23 Oct 1999	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	19 - 36	Welford Road
10 May 1998	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	25 - 34	Welford Road
28 Feb 1998	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	24 - 27	Memorial Stadium
18 Jan 1997	Bristol Shoguns vs Leicester Tigers	19 - 53	Welford Road

Bristol (12th) v Leicester (5th)

· Since Bristol beat Leicester at the Memorial Stadium 28-21 on 5 May, they have lost their last three Premiership games in succession at the ground and
failed to pick up a single league point in the process. It is their worst home "trot" since they lost four in a row in 2000.

· Bristol's total of 18 points scored in losing to Gloucester last week was their lowest match tally since since they scored 13 against London Irish last March - 14 matches ago.

· The Tigers have lost their last four away Premiership matches - to Wasps, Bristol, Leeds and Sale - tying their worst ever away run originally set in 1988/89 and equalled in 1996/97.