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Leicester Tigers' fans celebrate Aviva Premiership Final triumph

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Tigers fans roared in unison as Leicester were crowned champions after thrashing Northampton Saints 37-17 in the Aviva Premiership Final.

After last year's surprising defeat to Harlequins, this year proved a far easier ride for Tigers fans.

The match took place on Saturday at Twickenham in front of an 82,000 sell-out crowd.

Hundreds of fans who could not make it to the capital watched the exhilarating 80 minutes at the club's Welford Road stadium.

Among them were friends Graham Brown and Mark Marmoy, of Wigston.

Graham, 46, said: "This win's been a long time coming.

"Last year we were beaten by the Harlequins and that was hard to swallow.

"I've been to Twickenham and seen two defeats in the finals so I stayed away this time, but the atmosphere here has been great."

Mark, 56, said: "The thing with the Tigers is they'll always fight for anything, which is what you want."

By half-time, Tigers were leading 16-5 and they were handed a boost when Saints captain Dylan Hartley was given a red card for abusing the referee, reducing his side to 14 men.

Although Northampton got the first try of the second half, the Tigers had the edge and stayed ahead without any major upsets.

Fan Richard Clancy, 55, of Oadby, said: "It was a really good match and I think Northampton made a real game of it.

"We've got to give them a lot of credit, especially playing with 14 men for the second half."

Leonie Siddons, 60, of Enderby, said: "I loved the game and I was expecting the win – what do you expect when it's the Tigers?"

Arun Kamal, 52, of Wigston, said: "I think we clearly deserved to win.

"We were the stronger side and we played as a team and we played fast." Among the fans watching at Welford Road was former Tigers Academy player Andy Gates, 23, who trained with members of the squad including Manu Tuilagi and Sam Harrison.

He said: "It was absolutely fantastic, especially when Manu scored his try.

"It was a phenomenal game and they dominated all the way through."

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Leicester Tigers' fans celebrate  Aviva Premiership Final triumph


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