A much-changed Tub line-up lose 35-22 to Leicester in entrance of a 26,000 capability crowd at Mattioli Woods Welford Highway on New 12 months’s Eve; the defeat means Tub finish the yr in fourth place within the Gallagher Premiership, two factors behind leaders Northampton; Leicester are seventh
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Tub’s Tom de Glanville is tackled by Leicester’s Freddie Steward in the course of the Tigers’ Gallagher Premiership win on New 12 months’s Eve
Tub missed the prospect to start 2024 on the prime of the Gallagher Premiership desk as they crashed to a convincing 35-22 defeat to Leicester earlier than a sold-out Mattioli Woods Welford Highway with an attendance of practically 26,000.
The defeat was not sudden as Tub took the shock choice to relaxation a lot of their star gamers, with Finn Russell, Ollie Lawrence, Beno Obano and common skipper Ben Spencer amongst these absent from their line-up.
With their defeat, Tub as a substitute end the yr in fourth place, two factors behind leaders Northampton.
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Tub and Scotland fly-half Finn Russell says he has no intention of retiring from worldwide rugby any time quickly
Tub and Scotland fly-half Finn Russell says he has no intention of retiring from worldwide rugby any time quickly
Leicester took full benefit of Tub’s understrength aspect to attain 5 tries. These got here from Matt Rogerson, Mike Brown, George Martin and James Cronin, with Handre Pollard including 4 conversions. There was additionally a penalty strive awarded to the hosts.
Louis Schreuder and replacements Louie Hennessey and Ewan Richards scored Tub’s tries, with Orlando Bailey kicking a penalty and a conversion. Sam Harris additionally added a conversion.
Tub’s Louis Schreuder scores a strive throughout their match towards Leicester Tigers
It took Tub lower than 4 minutes to take the lead within the contest. On midway, Pollard’s telegraphed inside go to Freddie Steward was intercepted by Schreuder, who had the tempo to carry off the duvet on a 50-metre run to the road.
The Tigers drew stage after they turned down a kick at purpose in favour of an attacking lineout and it paid dividends when Rogerson compelled his manner over.
A burst from Tub wing Tom de Glanville noticed him threaten the tryline however it was the hosts who scored subsequent when a well-judged go from Tom Whiteley gave Brown the prospect to outflank the defence and rating.
On the half-hour, Tub captain GJ van Velze was sin-binned and the house aspect capitalised instantly when Cronin powered over from quick vary.
Three minutes later, Leicester scored their bonus-point strive when Martin completed off a succession of ahead drives. Pollard added his fourth conversion earlier than Bailey responded with a penalty to go away his aspect trailing 28-10 on the interval.
A minute after the restart, Van Velze returned however it made no distinction as, three minutes later, his aspect conceded a penalty strive after collapsing Leicester’s lineout drive, with the offender Jaco Coetzee despatched to the sin-bin.
The Tigers didn’t make the most of Coetzee’s absence, nonetheless, with no addition to the scoreboard, and so they relaxed additional when worldwide forwards Martin, Tommy Reffell, Jasper Wiese and Julian Montoya had been all changed in fast succession.
The sport fizzled out as a spectacle however Tub earned some late reward when a break from Max Ojomoh arrange a strive for Hennessey.
Richards quickly added one other however Leicester went into the brand new yr completely satisfied after recording a double over their opponents, having triumphed earlier within the season on the Rec by a single level.