University of Leicester a national supercomputer. In September 2012, a ULAS team exhumed the body of King Richard III, discovering it in the former Greyfriars Friary Church in the city of Leicester. As a result of that success Prof King was asked to investigate whether a skeleton found in Jamestown was that of George Yeardley, the 1st colonial governor of Virginia and founder of the Virginia General Assembly. In January 2017, Physics students from the University of Leicester made national news when they revealed their predictions on how long it would take a zombie apocalypse to wipe out humanity. They calculated that it
Leicester Tigers it replaced) in which English teams have participated, the only English side to do so. Leicester have appeared in five European finals, the second most overall, as well as the two victories they have also lost finals three times, in 1997, 2007 and 2009. Three Leicester Tigers players were members of the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final winning side including captain Martin Johnson. Leicester Football Club was formed on 3 August 1880 by the merger of three smaller teams: Leicester Societies AFC, Leicester Amateur FC and Leicester Alert. The club's first game was a scoreless draw on 23 October against