▁Pot ter ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁a ▁four - year ▁spell ▁with ▁Not ting ham ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 9 2 , ▁twice ▁being ▁named ▁the ▁club ' s ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Not ting ham ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 2 ▁Cou rage ▁League ▁season ▁and ▁so ▁Pot ter ▁moved ▁south ▁to ▁Le ic ester ▁Tig ers . ▁ ▁Pot ter ▁made ▁his ▁Le ic ester ▁Tig ers ▁debut ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁at ▁She ff ield . ▁ ▁His ▁next ▁match ▁was ▁against ▁an ▁England ▁XV , ▁playing ▁Le ic ester ▁to ▁mark ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years ▁of ▁rugby ▁at ▁W elf ord ▁Road . ▁ ▁Pot ter ' s ▁form ▁saw ▁him ▁named ▁in ▁the ▁Mid land ' s ▁side ▁which ▁lost ▁ 3 2 - 9 ▁to ▁ ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁tour . ▁ ▁Pot ter ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁five ▁r ounds ▁as ▁Le ic ester ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 - 9 3 ▁Pil k ington ▁Cup , ▁Pot ter ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁quarter ▁final ▁win ▁over ▁Ex eter ▁and ▁a ▁fine ▁try ▁against ▁Har le qu ins ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Pot ter ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁England ▁rugby ▁union ▁tour ▁of ▁Canada ▁and ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁international ▁against ▁ ▁but ▁caps ▁were ▁not ▁awarded ▁by ▁England ▁on ▁this ▁tour . ▁ ▁Pot ter ▁was