Leicester 29 - 26 Gloucester

Full time

20 Oct 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 5

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Leicester Tigers narrowly defeated Gloucester Rugby 29-26 in a gripping encounter at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. Handre Pollard was instrumental for the Tigers, scoring a try and converting four, showcasing his kicking prowess throughout the match. Gloucester's Max Llewellyn made a significant impact, scoring two tries and demonstrating his attacking threat. The match swung back and forth, with early tries from Gloucester taking them to a 12-5 lead before the Tigers responded with three consecutive tries of their own. A late score from Llewellyn kept Gloucester in the hunt, but they fell just short. The performance of both teams highlighted their attacking capabilities and resilience. Ultimately, Leicester's home advantage proved decisive in securing the victory.

Weather

Temperature: 16.3°C (Feels like 10.2°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 33.1 km/h, gusting to 59.3 km/h Humidity: 77% Cloud Cover: 85%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
5'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · Leicester

3 - 0
9'

Try

Max Llewellyn · Gloucester

3 - 5
9'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras · Gloucester

3 - 7
12'

Try

Freddie Thomas · Gloucester

3 - 12
13'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras · Gloucester

3 - 14
21'

Try

Ollie Hassell-Collins · Leicester

8 - 14
37'

Try

Max Llewellyn · Gloucester

8 - 19
Halftime 8 - 19
Second Half
42'

Try

Handre Pollard · Leicester

13 - 19
43'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

15 - 19
48'

Try

Josh Bassett · Leicester

20 - 19
49'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

22 - 19
51'

Substitution

Will Wand on for Joseph Woodward · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
51'

Substitution

Val Rapava-Ruskin on for Ciaran Knight · Gloucester
56'

Substitution

James Cronin on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
58'

Substitution

Afolabi Fasogban on for Kirill Gotovtsev · Gloucester
58'

Substitution

Seb Blake on for Jack Singleton · Gloucester
60'

Substitution

Tom Manz on for Harry Wells · Leicester
60'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
61'

Substitution

Harry Taylor on for Jack Clement · Gloucester
61'

Substitution

Matias Alemanno on for Arthur Clark · Gloucester
65'

Try

Dan Kelly · Leicester

27 - 19
66'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

29 - 19
70'

Substitution

Jamie Shillcock on for Handre Pollard · Leicester
70'

Substitution

Caolan Englefield on for Charlie Atkinson · Gloucester
70'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Julian Montoya · Leicester
71'

Try

Max Llewellyn · Gloucester

29 - 24
72'

Conversion

Santiago Carreras · Gloucester

29 - 26
72'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Tommy Reffell · Leicester
Fulltime 29 - 26

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 8.0
14 Josh Bassett 8.4
13 Dan Kelly 8.5
12 Joseph Woodward 7.0
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 7.7
10 Handre Pollard 7.7
9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.9
1 Nicky Smith 7.0
2 Julian Montoya 9.6
3 Joe Heyes 6.8
4 Harry Wells 6.3
5 Ollie Chessum 6.6
6 Hanro Liebenberg 6.9
7 Tommy Reffell 7.6
8 Olly Cracknell 8.1
16 Charlie Clare 6.6
17 James Cronin 5.5
18 Dan Cole 6.5
19 Tom Manz 6.4
20 Emeka Ilione –
21 Ben Youngs 6.6
22 Jamie Shillcock 6.3
23 Will Wand 6.6

Gloucester

15 Santiago Carreras 6.6
14 Josh Hathaway 4.2
13 Max Llewellyn 9.8
12 Seb Atkinson 7.0
11 Ioan Jones 6.0
10 Charlie Atkinson 6.8
9 Tomos Williams 6.4
1 Ciaran Knight 5.8
2 Jack Singleton 6.6
3 Kirill Gotovtsev 5.7
4 Arthur Clark 7.1
5 Freddie Thomas 7.1
6 Jack Clement 5.8
7 Lewis Ludlow 7.4
8 Zach Mercer 6.3
16 Seb Blake 5.9
17 Val Rapava-Ruskin 6.2
18 Afolabi Fasogban 5.6
19 Matias Alemanno 6.3
20 Albert Tuisue –
21 Harry Taylor 5.6
22 Caolan Englefield 5.8
23 Louis Hillman-Cooper –