Leicester
44 - 34
Sale
09 May 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 16
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
Leicester Tigers secured a thrilling 44-34 victory against Sale Sharks at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. The match opened with an early try from Cowan-Dickie for Sale, but the Tigers quickly responded with Radwan's try, followed by Pollard's successful conversion. Pollard continued to showcase his kicking prowess, adding multiple penalties to put Leicester ahead. Sale's Ford orchestrated a strong response with two tries from Reed and Ma'asi-White, but Leicester maintained their lead through Robert du Preez's impressive performance. The second half saw both teams trading tries, with Pollard and Hassell-Collins shining for the Tigers. Despite a late surge from Sale, including a try from Ilione, the Tigers held firm to clinch the win. This result not only avenged their previous defeats to Sale but also solidified Leicester's standing in the Premiership.
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Weather
Temperature: 16.8°C (Feels like 15.6°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 14.3 km/h, gusting to 26.7 km/h Humidity: 43% Cloud Cover: 3%
Highlights
Events
- 0' kickoff
- 2' try Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 5' try Adam Radwan
- 6' conversion Handre Pollard
- 13' penalty Handre Pollard
- 13' substitution Jean-Luc du Preez
- 15' try Rekeiti Ma'asi-White
- 16' conversion George Ford
- 21' penalty Handre Pollard
- 22' try Arron Reed
- 23' conversion George Ford
- 23' substitution Daniel du Preez
- 24' substitution Tom Curry
- 28' penalty Handre Pollard
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 41' try Robert du Preez
- 42' conversion George Ford
- 48' substitution Gus Warr
- 49' try Ollie Hassell-Collins
- 50' conversion Handre Pollard
- 56' substitution Joseph Woodward
- 57' substitution Ernst van Rhyn
- 58' try Ollie Hassell-Collins
- 59' conversion Handre Pollard
- 59' substitution Luke Cowan-Dickie
- 61' penalty George Ford
- 64' substitution Tommy Reffell
- 64' substitution Asher Opoku-Fordjour
- 64' substitution Bevan Rodd
- 65' substitution Jack van Poortvliet
- 65' substitution Nicky Smith
- 69' substitution Tom Roebuck
- 71' try Emeka Ilione
- 72' conversion Handre Pollard
- 73' try Robert du Preez
- 74' substitution Freddie Steward
- 79' try Emeka Ilione
- 79' yellow_card Jonny Hill
- 80' conversion Handre Pollard
- 80' full_time