Exeter 14 - 17 Leicester

Full time

21 Sep 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Sandy Park

In a tightly contested match at Sandy Park, Leicester Tigers triumphed over Exeter Chiefs with a score of 17-14. Exeter took the lead with tries from Fisilau and Cairns, both converted by Hodge, putting them ahead 14-10 at one point. However, Leicester's Shillcock executed a crucial drop goal just before halftime, narrowing the gap. In the second half, Hanro Liebenberg scored a try for Leicester, successfully converted by Shillcock, giving the Tigers a 17-14 lead. The match turned tense when Kata received a red card for Leicester, leaving them a man down. Exeter pushed hard for an equaliser, but they couldn't capitalize on their opportunities, including a yellow card shown to Haydon-Wood. The game concluded with Leicester holding on for a narrow victory, showcasing their resilience.

Weather

Temperature: 20.1°C (Feels like 19.2°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 15.5 km/h, gusting to 28.4 km/h Humidity: 76% Cloud Cover: 46%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Substitution

Paul Brown-Bampoe on for Ben Hammersley · Exeter
13'

Substitution

Christ Tshiunza on for Ethan Roots · Exeter
22'

Substitution

Ethan Roots on for Christ Tshiunza · Exeter
24'

Substitution

Tom Cairns on for Niall Armstrong · Exeter
27'

Yellow Card

Izaia Perese · Leicester
37'

Yellow Card Complete

Izaia Perese · Leicester
40'

Drop Goal

Jamie Shillcock · Leicester

0 - 3
40'

Substitution

Josh Iosefa-Scott on for Ehren Painter · Exeter
Halftime 0 - 3
Second Half
46'

Substitution

Jack Yeandle on for Dan Frost · Exeter
46'

Substitution

Will Goodrick-Clarke on for Scott Sio · Exeter
46'

Substitution

Christ Tshiunza on for Rusiate Tuima · Exeter
47'

Try

Greg Fisilau · Exeter

5 - 3
49'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

7 - 3
49'

Substitution

Dan Kelly on for Izaia Perese · Leicester
55'

Substitution

Dan Cole on for Joe Heyes · Leicester
55'

Substitution

Finn Theobald-Thomas on for Charlie Clare · Leicester
57'

Try

Tom Cairns · Exeter

12 - 3
58'

Conversion

Josh Hodge · Exeter

14 - 3
58'

Substitution

Ben Youngs on for Jack van Poortvliet · Leicester
58'

Substitution

Tommy Reffell on for Kyle Hatherell · Leicester
58'

Substitution

James Cronin on for Nicky Smith · Leicester
63'

Try

Hanro Liebenberg · Leicester

14 - 8
64'

Conversion

Jamie Shillcock · Leicester

14 - 10
64'

Substitution

Ben Volavola on for Jamie Shillcock · Leicester
70'

Substitution

Come Joussain on for Ollie Chessum · Leicester
70'

Substitution

Jack Dunne on for Ethan Roots · Exeter
71'

Red Card

Solomone Kata · Leicester
71'

Substitution

Will Haydon-Wood on for Joe Hawkins · Exeter
78'

Yellow Card

Will Haydon-Wood · Exeter
79'

Substitution

Ollie Chessum on for Harry Wells · Leicester
81'

Try

Tommy Reffell · Leicester

14 - 15
82'

Conversion

Ben Volavola · Leicester

14 - 17
Fulltime 14 - 17

Player ratings

Exeter

15 Josh Hodge 6.5
14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso 8.0
13 Ben Hammersley –
12 Joe Hawkins 6.4
11 Olly Woodburn 6.9
10 Harvey Skinner 5.7
9 Niall Armstrong 5.9
1 Scott Sio 6.2
2 Dan Frost 6.7
3 Ehren Painter 5.0
4 Rusiate Tuima 5.7
5 Richard Capstick 6.2
6 Ethan Roots 5.8
7 Ross Vintcent 8.1
8 Greg Fisilau 8.5
16 Jack Yeandle 6.6
17 Will Goodrick-Clarke 6.6
18 Josh Iosefa-Scott 6.6
19 Jack Dunne 6.0
20 Christ Tshiunza 6.1
21 Tom Cairns 6.9
22 Will Haydon-Wood –
23 Paul Brown-Bampoe 6.6

Leicester

15 Freddie Steward 6.7
14 Josh Bassett 6.5
13 Izaia Perese 5.7
12 Solomone Kata 6.0
11 Ollie Hassell-Collins 8.1
10 Jamie Shillcock 6.5
9 Jack van Poortvliet 5.7
1 Nicky Smith 6.3
2 Charlie Clare 6.4
3 Joe Heyes 6.7
4 Harry Wells 6.9
5 Ollie Chessum 7.3
6 Hanro Liebenberg 7.0
7 Olly Cracknell 6.8
8 Kyle Hatherell 6.9
16 Finn Theobald-Thomas 6.8
17 James Cronin 6.5
18 Dan Cole 5.9
19 Come Joussain 6.3
20 Tommy Reffell 7.1
21 Ben Youngs 6.2
22 Ben Volavola 6.6
23 Dan Kelly 6.2