On This Day in 2008: Leicester Tigers sack head coach Marcelo Loffreda

6 June 2020

Last Updated: 6 June 2020

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On this day in 2008, Leicester Tigers sacked head coach Marcelo Loffreda after only one season in charge.

Here, the PA news agency looks back on his time at Welford Road.

Delayed start

Rugby Union – Heineken Cup – Pool 6 – Leicester Tigers v Edinburgh – Welford Road — Leicester head coach Marcelo Loffreda did not arrive until November that season (David Davies/PA)

Season

Rugby Union – Guinness Premiership Final – London Wasps v Leicester Tigers – Twickenham — Wasps beat Leicester in the Premiership final (David Davies/PA)

Sacking

Leicester Tiger File Photo — The Tigers failed to defend their league title under Loffreda (Joe Giddens/PA)

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