Leicester 22 - 29 Saracens

Full time

30 Mar 2025

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 13

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Leicester vs Saracens head to head

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Saracens secured a thrilling 29-22 victory over Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. The match opened with early tries from George and Gonzalez, both converted by Lozowski, putting Saracens ahead quickly. Leicester responded with a try from Steward and a drop goal from Pollard, narrowing the gap. As the game progressed, Pollard added another drop goal, but Lozowski answered back with his own just before halftime. After the break, Liebenberg scored twice for Leicester, showcasing his strong performance. Saracens fought back with a try from Dan, converted by Burke, solidifying their lead. Despite a spirited effort from the Tigers, they fell short, leaving Saracens victorious.

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Weather

Temperature: 13.6°C (Feels like 9.0°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 29.9 km/h, gusting to 51.3 km/h Humidity: 53% Cloud Cover: 15%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
0'

Substitution

Marco Riccioni on for Fraser Balmain · Saracens
3'

Try

Jamie George · Saracens

0 - 5
4'

Conversion

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

0 - 7
10'

Try

Juan Martin Gonzalez · Saracens

0 - 12
10'

Conversion

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

0 - 14
18'

Try

Freddie Steward · Leicester

5 - 14
19'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

7 - 14
26'

Drop Goal

Handre Pollard · Leicester

10 - 14
36'

Drop Goal

Alex Lozowski · Saracens

10 - 17
37'

Substitution

Rhys Carre on for Eroni Mawi · Saracens
40'

Try

Hanro Liebenberg · Leicester

15 - 17
Halftime 15 - 17
Second Half
41'

Try

Hanro Liebenberg · Leicester

20 - 17
42'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · Leicester

22 - 17
45'

Try

Angus Hall · Saracens

22 - 22
50'

Substitution

Theo Dan on for Jamie George · Saracens
50'

Substitution

Nick Isiekwe on for Hugh Tizard · Saracens
50'

Substitution

Ben Earl on for Juan Martin Gonzalez · Saracens
54'

Substitution

Izaia Perese on for Solomone Kata · Leicester
56'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Tommy Reffell · Leicester
56'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
59'

Substitution

Alex Goode on for Alex Lozowski · Saracens
62'

Try

Theo Dan · Saracens

22 - 27
63'

Conversion

Fergus Burke · Saracens

22 - 29
69'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
69'

Substitution

Andy Onyeama-Christie on for Tom Willis · Saracens
71'

Substitution

Come Joussain on for Harry Wells · Leicester
71'

Substitution

Jamie Shillcock on for Izaia Perese · Leicester
72'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Julian Montoya · Leicester
72'

Substitution

James Whitcombe on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
Fulltime 22 - 29

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 7.5
14 Adam Radwan 6.5
13 Solomone Kata 6.0
12 Joseph Woodward 6.0
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.3
10 Handre Pollard 6.3
9 Jack van Poortvliet 5.6
1 Nicky Smith 4.9
2 Julian Montoya 6.7
3 Joe Heyes 6.6
4 Cameron Henderson 6.5
5 Harry Wells 6.0
6 Hanro Liebenberg 7.6
7 Tommy Reffell 6.7
8 Olly Cracknell 6.9
16 Charlie Clare –
17 James Whitcombe –
18 Dan Cole 5.9
19 Come Joussain –
20 Emeka Ilione 6.2
21 Ben Youngs 5.9
22 Jamie Shillcock –
23 Izaia Perese 6.4

Saracens

15 Elliot Daly 6.4
14 Tobias Elliott 6.4
13 Alex Lozowski 7.4
12 Nick Tompkins 7.1
11 Angus Hall 8.1
10 Fergus Burke 6.7
9 Ivan van Zyl 6.0
1 Eroni Mawi 5.9
2 Jamie George 7.9
3 Fraser Balmain –
4 Maro Itoje 7.2
5 Hugh Tizard 6.8
6 Theo McFarland 7.2
7 Juan Martin Gonzalez 8.3
8 Tom Willis 8.6
16 Theo Dan 7.1
17 Rhys Carre 6.2
18 Marco Riccioni 6.5
19 Nick Isiekwe 6.3
20 Andy Onyeama-Christie 6.3
21 Ben Earl 6.4
22 Gareth Simpson –
23 Alex Goode 6.2