Leicester
29 - 26
Gloucester
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
- 0' kickoff
- 5' penalty Handre Pollard
- 9' try Max Llewellyn
- 9' conversion Santiago Carreras
- 12' try Freddie Thomas
- 13' conversion Santiago Carreras
- 21' try Ollie Hassell-Collins
- 37' try Max Llewellyn
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 42' try Handre Pollard
- 43' conversion Handre Pollard
- 48' try Josh Bassett
- 49' conversion Handre Pollard
- 51' substitution Joseph Woodward
- 51' substitution Joe Heyes
- 51' substitution Ciaran Knight
- 56' substitution Nicky Smith
- 58' substitution Kirill Gotovtsev
- 58' substitution Jack Singleton
- 60' substitution Harry Wells
- 60' substitution Jack van Poortvliet
- 61' substitution Jack Clement
- 61' substitution Arthur Clark
- 65' try Dan Kelly
- 66' conversion Handre Pollard
- 70' substitution Handre Pollard
- 70' substitution Charlie Atkinson
- 70' substitution Julian Montoya
- 71' try Max Llewellyn
- 72' conversion Santiago Carreras
- 72' substitution Tommy Reffell
- 80' full_time