2005/06 Leicester Tigers 3rd Premiership Player Issue Rugby Shirt (XXL)

Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult XXL

Chest Measurement: 47-49 Inches / 119-124 CM

Manufacturer: Cotton Traders

Colour: Black, red - white - green trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 2005/2006

Player: N/A

Patches: Guinness Premiership

Official Cotton Traders Leicester Tigers 3^rd kit rugby shirt from the 2005/06 season. Complete with Guinness Premiership Rugby patch printed on the sleeve.

Essentially the same design template as the team wore in the previous 2004/05 season, this updated 2005/06 version featured a new look Premiership patch on the sleeve (now sponsored by Guinness).

This is Cotton Traders 'player issue' version of the jersey, as worn by the players. It features an upgraded polyester material mix aimed at increased flexibility & durability.

The condition of this vintage rugby jersey is 9/10 – Superb (see photos).

In John Wells' first full season in charge of the team Leicester finished the regular season top of the league, also progressing to the semi-final of the Heineken cup before defeat to Toulouse at the Walkers Stadium. In Martin Johnson and Neil Back's last game for Leicester they lost the Premiership Final to Wasps. After this game John Wells left Leicester to take up a position in the RFU's coaching academy, eventually rising to England forwards coach. He was succeeded by Pat Howard

In 2005–06, the Tigers finished second to the Sale Sharks in 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 Anglo-Welsh Cup Leicester won their group but lost in the semi-finals to Wasps at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.