Leicester 28 - 15 Exeter

Full time

04 Jan 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 10

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Leicester Tigers secured a convincing 28-15 victory against Exeter Chiefs at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. Olly Cracknell opened the scoring with an early try, successfully converted by Handre Pollard. Cameron Henderson added another try just before halftime, giving Leicester a solid lead. Exeter responded shortly after the break with a try from Tom Wyatt, but Leicester maintained control. Ollie Hassell-Collins and Ben Youngs scored late tries, further extending the Tigers' advantage. Pollard's accuracy with the boot proved vital, converting all but one of the tries. Despite a yellow card for Will Rigg, Exeter couldn't capitalize, and Leicester's defense held firm to secure the win.

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Weather

Temperature: 1.8°C (Feels like 0.9°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 6.8 km/h, gusting to 15.9 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 95%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Penalty

Henry Slade · Exeter

0 - 3
13'

Try

Olly Cracknell · Leicester

5 - 3
14'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

7 - 3
31'

Try

Cameron Henderson · Leicester

12 - 3
32'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

14 - 3
40'

Substitution

Matt Rogerson on for Hanro Liebenberg · Leicester
Halftime 14 - 3
Second Half
42'

Try

Tom Wyatt · Exeter

14 - 8
45'

Substitution

Will Rigg on for Ben Hammersley · Exeter
45'

Substitution

Will Goodrick-Clarke on for Scott Sio · Exeter
45'

Substitution

Jack Innard on for Dan Frost · Exeter
45'

Substitution

Josh Iosefa-Scott on for Marcus Street · Exeter
57'

Try

Tom Wyatt · Exeter

14 - 13
59'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

14 - 15
59'

Substitution

Jed Holloway on for Harry Wells · Leicester
59'

Substitution

Rusiate Tuima on for Solomone Kata · Leicester
59'

Substitution

Joseph Woodward on for Jacques Vermeulen · Leicester
65'

Yellow Card

Will Rigg · Exeter
65'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
65'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
67'

Try

Ollie Hassell-Collins · Leicester

19 - 15
68'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

21 - 15
68'

Substitution

Jamie Shillcock on for Josh Bassett · Leicester
71'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Julian Montoya · Leicester
73'

Substitution

James Whitcombe on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
75'

Try

Ben Youngs · Leicester

26 - 15
75'

Yellow Card Complete

Will Rigg · Exeter
77'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

28 - 15
77'

Substitution

Tom Cairns on for Stu Townsend · Exeter
Fulltime 28 - 15

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.3
14 Josh Bassett 6.6
13 Dan Kelly 7.5
12 Solomone Kata 7.6
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 7.2
10 Handre Pollard 7.0
9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.8
1 Nicky Smith 7.4
2 Julian Montoya 7.2
3 Joe Heyes 6.5
4 Cameron Henderson 7.0
5 Harry Wells 6.0
6 Hanro Liebenberg 6.7
7 Tommy Reffell 7.0
8 Olly Cracknell 9.0
16 Charlie Clare –
17 James Whitcombe –
18 Dan Cole 6.3
19 Jed Holloway 6.7
20 Matt Rogerson 7.0
21 Ben Youngs 6.8
22 Jamie Shillcock 6.4
23 Joseph Woodward 6.4

Exeter

15 Josh Hodge 6.6
14 Ben Hammersley 6.5
13 Zack Wimbush 6.7
12 Tamati Tua 5.6
11 Tom Wyatt 8.0
10 Henry Slade 6.4
9 Stu Townsend 6.4
1 Scott Sio 6.3
2 Dan Frost 6.8
3 Marcus Street 6.2
4 Dafydd Jenkins 6.6
5 Franco Molina 5.3
6 Ethan Roots 6.3
7 Jacques Vermeulen 7.1
8 Greg Fisilau 6.6
16 Jack Innard 6.0
17 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.5
18 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.0
19 Rusiate Tuima 5.8
20 Richard Capstick –
21 Tom Cairns –
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Will Rigg 4.8