Leicester 28 - 15 Exeter

● full_time 80 minutes

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

0' kickoff
3' penalty Henry Slade
13' try Olly Cracknell
14' conversion Handre Pollard
31' try Cameron Henderson
32' conversion Handre Pollard
40' substitution Hanro Liebenberg
40' half_time
40' second_half
42' try Tom Wyatt
45' substitution Ben Hammersley
45' substitution Scott Sio
45' substitution Dan Frost
45' substitution Marcus Street
57' try Tom Wyatt
59' conversion Josh Hodge
59' substitution Harry Wells
59' substitution Solomone Kata
59' substitution Jacques Vermeulen
65' yellow_card Will Rigg
65' substitution Joe Heyes
65' substitution Jack van Poortvliet
67' try Ollie Hassell-Collins
68' conversion Handre Pollard
68' substitution Josh Bassett
71' substitution Julian Montoya
73' substitution Nicky Smith
75' try Ben Youngs
75' yellow_card_complete Will Rigg
77' conversion Handre Pollard
77' substitution Stu Townsend
80' full_time