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1903 Undisputed kings of the Midland Counties Cup, Tigers reached a sixth successive final with a 49-11 win over Nuneaton. Alf Hind, who scored six tries in the previous round against Belgrave, scored five against Nuns, with Jack Miles claiming four.

1908 A crowd of 8,000 watched an 11-3 derby defeat at Northampton.

1910 In a packed calendar, Tigers followed up a Midlands Cup semi-final win at Burton on March 26 with a draw at Cardiff and defeat at Bristol on successive days, before beating Coventry in the Cup Final the following Saturday. Six players were involved in all four games in the seven-day period, including captain Jamie Watson.

1921 On tour in the West Country, Tigers suffered a 15-5 defeat at Plymouth Albion. They bounced back a day later with a 20-14 victory over Bath.

1932 The West Country tour featured three games in four days, with Tigers winning 18-8 at Plymouth Albion on the 28th thanks to tries by George Beamish, Christopher BeatyPownall and Francis Hodder.

1959 Tigers kicked off their tour with defeat at Bristol. Trevor Allen, whose brother John would become such a stalwart as player and official, scored one of the tries in only his third senior appearance, and he added another in the win at Plymouth 48 hours later.

1963 The Barbarians game, held over from Christmas when two months of the season were lost to a harsh winter, was finally played three months late and brought a 16-9 win for Tigers with scores from David Bird, Mike Dymond, David Matthews and Mike Wade.

1967 Tigers ended their annual tour with a 12-8 win at Exeter, with David Berry scoring twice.

1970 In the club’s first Easter at home since 1895, Tigers beat Liverpool, Fylde and Manchester over the holiday period but were disappointed by attendances.

1973 Bob Barker scored his 23rd try of the season in a 34-10 midweek win at Headingley.

1981 Tighthead prop Wayne Richardson made his debut at Sale as deputy for long-serving Steve Redfern. Dave Gavins, son of former full-back Mick, made his only appearance for the club from the bench.

1987 Three-time winners at the start of the decade, Tigers were beaten at Wasps in the semi-final of the John Player Special Cup, losing in the last four for a second successive season.

1992 Tigers stayed in fifth place in the league table after defeat at Harlequins, despite tries from Steve Wills and Simon Povoas.

1998 Will Greenwood scored three of the six tries in a 42-19 Premiership victory over Richmond.

2015 Freddie Burns kicked 20 points in a 25-18 win over Exeter Chiefs as Tigers moved into the top four in the Premiership table for the first time since September. Geoff Parling scored the only try against the team he would join at the end of that season.

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