Leicester 36 - 28 Saracens

Full time

04 Jan 2026

English Premiership

Stage: Regular Season Round 9

Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium

Leicester vs Saracens head to head

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Leicester Tigers secured a dramatic 36-28 victory over Saracens at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. Freddie Steward opened the scoring with an early try, followed by two conversions from Billy Searle, giving Leicester an early lead. Saracens responded with a try from Theo McFarland, but the Tigers maintained momentum with further tries from Olly Cracknell and Adam Radwan. Despite a yellow card for Elliot Daly, Saracens fought back with a try from Rhys Carre. The second half saw Leicester extend their lead with Radwan's second try, yet Saracens kept the pressure on with a try from Juan Martin Gonzalez. In the closing stages, Saracens narrowed the gap with a late try from Charlie Bracken, but they couldn't overcome the Tigers' lead. The match showcased exceptional performances, particularly from Searle and Radwan for Leicester.

Broadcasters

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Weather

Temperature: 0.8°C (Feels like -3.4°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 14.4 km/h, gusting to 26.5 km/h Humidity: 82% Cloud Cover: 59%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
4'

Try

Freddie Steward · Leicester

5 - 0
5'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

7 - 0
11'

Try

Olly Cracknell · Leicester

12 - 0
12'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

14 - 0
21'

Try

Theo McFarland · Saracens

14 - 5
22'

Conversion

Fergus Burke · Saracens

14 - 7
26'

Yellow Card

Elliot Daly · Saracens
26'

Try

Adam Radwan · Leicester

19 - 7
30'

Substitution

Theo Dan on for Jamie George · Saracens
30'

Substitution

Maro Itoje on for Nick Isiekwe · Saracens
36'

Yellow Card Complete

Elliot Daly · Saracens
39'

Try

Joe Heyes · Leicester

24 - 7
40'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

26 - 7
40'

Substitution

Emeka Ilione on for Olly Cracknell · Leicester
Halftime 26 - 7
Second Half
51'

Try

Rhys Carre · Saracens

26 - 12
52'

Conversion

Fergus Burke · Saracens

26 - 14
52'

Substitution

Eroni Mawi on for Rhys Carre · Saracens
52'

Substitution

Marcus Street on for Marco Riccioni · Saracens
52'

Substitution

Juan Martin Gonzalez on for Hugh Tizard · Saracens
54'

Penalty

Billy Searle · Leicester

29 - 14
59'

Try

Adam Radwan · Leicester

34 - 14
60'

Conversion

Billy Searle · Leicester

36 - 14
61'

Substitution

Gabriel Hamer-Webb on for Will Wand · Leicester
61'

Substitution

Andy Onyeama-Christie on for Ben Earl · Saracens
62'

Substitution

Tarek Haffar on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
62'

Substitution

Charlie Clare on for Jamie Blamire · Leicester
63'

Try

Juan Martin Gonzalez · Saracens

36 - 21
63'

Conversion

Fergus Burke · Saracens

36 - 16
64'

Substitution

Charlie Bracken on for Ivan van Zyl · Saracens
66'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Joaquin Moro on for James Thompson · Leicester
66'

Substitution

Alex Lozowski on for Lucio Cinti · Saracens
68'

Substitution

George Pearson on for Freddie Steward · Leicester
75'

Substitution

Ollie Allan on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
77'

Yellow Card

Billy Searle · Leicester
78'

Try

Charlie Bracken · Saracens

36 - 26
79'

Conversion

Fergus Burke · Saracens

36 - 28
Fulltime 36 - 28

Player ratings

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 7.2
14 Adam Radwan 9.4
13 Will Wand 7.7
12 Orlando Bailey 7.6
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 6.4
10 Billy Searle 7.2
9 Jack van Poortvliet 6.2
1 Nicky Smith 6.0
2 Jamie Blamire 7.5
3 Joe Heyes 7.9
4 Cameron Henderson 7.4
5 Ollie Chessum 7.4
6 James Thompson 7.0
7 Sam Williams 6.2
8 Olly Cracknell 6.9
16 Charlie Clare 6.5
17 Tarek Haffar 6.1
18 Will Hurd 6.3
19 Emeka Ilione 7.4
20 Joaquin Moro 6.2
21 Ollie Allan –
22 George Pearson 6.3
23 Gabriel Hamer-Webb 6.3

Saracens

15 Elliot Daly 5.0
14 Rotimi Segun 6.3
13 Lucio Cinti 5.8
12 Nick Tompkins 6.7
11 Max Malins 6.9
10 Fergus Burke 6.7
9 Ivan van Zyl 7.0
1 Rhys Carre 7.2
2 Jamie George 6.1
3 Marco Riccioni 5.5
4 Nick Isiekwe 6.0
5 Hugh Tizard 6.6
6 Theo McFarland 7.6
7 Ben Earl 5.6
8 Tom Willis 8.8
16 Theo Dan 7.4
17 Eroni Mawi 6.1
18 Marcus Street 6.1
19 Maro Itoje 5.9
20 Juan Martin Gonzalez 6.4
21 Andy Onyeama-Christie 5.8
22 Charlie Bracken 6.3
23 Alex Lozowski 5.5