Leicester
36 - 28
Saracens
04 Jan 2026
Stage: Regular Season Round 9
Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium
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.
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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
- 0' kickoff
- 4' try Freddie Steward
- 5' conversion Billy Searle
- 11' try Olly Cracknell
- 12' conversion Billy Searle
- 21' try Theo McFarland
- 22' conversion Fergus Burke
- 26' yellow_card Elliot Daly
- 26' try Adam Radwan
- 30' substitution Jamie George
- 30' substitution Nick Isiekwe
- 36' yellow_card_complete Elliot Daly
- 39' try Joe Heyes
- 40' conversion Billy Searle
- 40' substitution Olly Cracknell
- 40' half_time
- 40' second_half
- 51' try Rhys Carre
- 52' conversion Fergus Burke
- 52' substitution Rhys Carre
- 52' substitution Marco Riccioni
- 52' substitution Hugh Tizard
- 54' penalty Billy Searle
- 59' try Adam Radwan
- 60' conversion Billy Searle
- 61' substitution Will Wand
- 61' substitution Ben Earl
- 62' substitution Nicky Smith
- 62' substitution Jamie Blamire
- 63' try Juan Martin Gonzalez
- 63' conversion Fergus Burke
- 64' substitution Ivan van Zyl
- 66' substitution Joe Heyes
- 66' substitution James Thompson
- 66' substitution Lucio Cinti
- 68' substitution Freddie Steward
- 75' substitution Jack van Poortvliet
- 77' yellow_card Billy Searle
- 78' try Charlie Bracken
- 79' conversion Fergus Burke
- 80' full_time