Exeter 24 - 10 Leicester

Full time

28 Dec 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 8

Sandy Park

Exeter Chiefs secured a convincing 24-10 victory over Leicester Tigers at Sandy Park. The match began with an early try from Fisilau, swiftly converted by Slade, putting the Chiefs ahead. Ridl added a second try before Leicester's Henderson responded, reducing the deficit with a try of his own. Slade's kicking proved crucial as he added penalty points and conversions to keep the scoreboard ticking. The Tigers struggled with discipline, receiving multiple yellow cards, which hampered their efforts. Varney sealed the game with a late try for Exeter, ensuring a comfortable win. This match marked a strong rebound for Exeter following their previous defeat to Leicester earlier in the season.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 5.7°C (Feels like 0.5°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 17.4 km/h, gusting to 30.8 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 89%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
9'

Try

Greg Fisilau · Exeter

5 - 0
10'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

7 - 0
24'

Try

Campbell Ridl · Exeter

12 - 0
25'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

14 - 0
32'

Substitution

Orlando Bailey on for Solomone Kata · Leicester
32'

Substitution

Jack van Poortvliet on for Tom Whiteley · Leicester
34'

Try

Cameron Henderson · Leicester

14 - 5
35'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

14 - 7
39'

Substitution

Sam Williams on for Tommy Reffell · Leicester
Halftime 14 - 7
Second Half
49'

Penalty

Henry Slade · Exeter

17 - 7
49'

Yellow Card

Sam Williams · Leicester
50'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
50'

Substitution

James Thompson on for Olly Cracknell · Leicester
58'

Substitution

Jack Yeandle on for Joseph Dweba · Exeter
58'

Substitution

Will Goodrick-Clarke on for Scott Sio · Exeter
59'

Yellow Card Complete

Sam Williams · Leicester
60'

Substitution

Kane James on for Tom Hooper · Exeter
60'

Substitution

Gabriel Hamer-Webb on for Izaia Perese · Leicester
61'

Yellow Card

Billy Searle · Leicester
63'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
69'

Substitution

Rusi Tuima on for Andrea Zambonin · Exeter
69'

Substitution

Jimmy Roots on for Bachuki Tchumbadze · Exeter
71'

Try

Stephen Varney · Exeter

22 - 7
71'

Yellow Card Complete

Billy Searle · Leicester
72'

Conversion

Henry Slade · Exeter

24 - 7
73'

Substitution

Will Haydon-Wood on for Will Rigg · Exeter
73'

Substitution

Finn Theobald-Thomas on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
75'

Yellow Card

Rusi Tuima · Exeter
76'

Penalty

Billy Searle · Leicester

24 - 10
Fulltime 24 - 10

Player ratings

Exeter

15 Olly Woodburn 7.2
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 6.3
13 Henry Slade 6.9
12 Will Rigg 7.5
11 Campbell Ridl 8.0
10 Harvey Skinner 6.3
9 Stephen Varney 8.0
1 Scott Sio 7.4
2 Joseph Dweba 6.9
3 Bachuki Tchumbadze 7.7
4 Dafydd Jenkins 7.7
5 Andrea Zambonin 7.4
6 Tom Hooper 6.5
7 Ethan Roots 8.0
8 Greg Fisilau 9.0
16 Jack Yeandle 7.0
17 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.6
18 Jimmy Roots 6.5
19 Rusi Tuima 5.0
20 Kane James 6.6
21 Charlie Chapman –
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Dan John –

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 7.0
14 Adam Radwan 6.9
13 Izaia Perese 7.0
12 Solomone Kata 6.2
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 7.1
10 Billy Searle 5.1
9 Tom Whiteley 5.6
1 Nicky Smith 6.4
2 Jamie Blamire 6.5
3 Joe Heyes 5.9
4 Cameron Henderson 7.6
5 Ollie Chessum 6.8
6 Joaquin Moro 9.3
7 Tommy Reffell 6.6
8 Olly Cracknell 6.5
16 Finn Theobald-Thomas –
17 Tarek Haffar 6.1
18 Will Hurd 7.1
19 James Thompson 6.9
20 Sam Williams 4.7
21 Jack van Poortvliet 6.6
22 Orlando Bailey 7.2
23 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 6.0