Tigers

This is not a famous Japanese professional baseball team, Hanshin Tigers ( http://hanshintigers.jp/ ), this is a rugby football team, Leicester tigers ( http://www.leicestertigers.com/home.php ).  (Honestly, I knew for the first time that football means not only a soccer, but also a rugby...in fact, we say an american football..) Leicester tigers belongs to premiership ( http://www.premiershiprugby.com/ ) which is the highest ranked rugby football games in the UK, and won victories in 2009 and 2010!  "Leicester Football Club was formed in a meeting held in the city's George Hotel on August 1880 by the merger of three smaller teams: Leicester Societies AFC, Leicester Amateur FC and Leicester Alert" by wikipedia. (<- this is a quotation by technical dissertation...sorry.) 

On 3rd of September, 2011, the opening game of AVIVA Premiership Rugby, Leicestre Tigers VS Exeter Chiefs ( http://www.exeterchiefs.co.uk/ ), was held at home ground, Welford Road near the university of Leicester.  First, I was so surprised that many people came to see the game with wearing uniforms since I did not know their history and background.  Then, the price of a standing ticket for a student was £17.00..I thought this ticket is expensive for me, because I was not so interested in a rugby and I have never watched a rugby game...  I could really excited the game when I saw player's daring attack.  Unfortunately, the result of game was Tigers losing, 28 vs 30.  It was really the close game.  Next time, please recover today's losing!  By the way, British enthusiasm for sports looks cute, because their emotional attitudes tend to be amenable and enjoy watching sports.  It does not any helps, but my oriental animal symbol is a tiger!

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