A Man Pepper second-half strive was sufficient for Tub Rugby to safe successive Gallagher Premiership victories with a 15-20 success at Leicester Tigers.
The outdated rivalry didn’t disappoint, and Ollie Hassell-Collins crossed the whitewash early for the Tigers earlier than dropping the ball. Tub capitalised and winger Will Muir gave final 12 months’s finalists a Twenty first-minute lead as they regarded to manage the match.
Nevertheless, the normally dependable Finn Russell made a kicking mistake, permitting Jack van Poortvliet to drag his aspect right into a 10-5 lead at half-time.
Tub took management within the second half and regardless of dropping the influential Muir to damage, Tom de Glanville and Pepper tries sealed them a second victory in as many video games.
James Cronin pulled a strive again for Leicester within the closing moments, and fearing a comeback from the hosts, Russell gladly kicked for full-time somewhat than urgent for a fourth-try bonus level.
“We couldn’t ask for far more,” stated Tub exterior centre Ollie Lawrence. “Right now wasn’t fairly at occasions, a bit just like final week (towards Northampton Saints).
“To return to a spot like this and get that win, it takes a correct shift from the entire 23. We knew the sport would go right down to the wire, it’s a win on the highway and we’re pleased with it.”
A buoyant Tub have now floor out wins towards two in-form sides within the Gallagher Premiership. They host Bristol Bears subsequent weekend, whereas Leicester Tigers head to bottom-placed Newcastle Falcons.
Speaking Level – Tub cement title credentials by grinding out win
Tub Rugby head coach Johann van Graan urged his aspect to remain within the recreation towards Leicester Tigers as they confirmed character for the second week operating within the Gallagher Premiership.
Any hangover from dropping final 12 months’s ultimate just isn’t obvious in Van Graan’s aspect, with consecutive wins towards Northampton Saints and now Leicester. In each victories, Tub spent durations of the sport on the again foot and needed to overcome difficulties.
The sport was finely balanced when Tub misplaced winger Will Muir to damage, however the guests confirmed sufficient character to drag by.
Participant of the match – Ollie Lawrence
The influential exterior centre pulled Tub up the pitch at troublesome moments within the match. It was his driving spirit which gave his aspect the impetus for 2 second-half tries and an away victory.
With Finn Russell having difficulties with the boot, Lawrence supplied the dedication and energy to create key moments with the ball.
Participant Scores
Leicester Tigers: Steward 7, Watson 6, Perese 6, Kelly 6, Hassell-Collins 6, Shillcock 7, Van Poortvliet 7, Smith 6, Clare 6, Heyes 7, Wells 6, Martin 6, Liebenberg 7, Reffell 7, Cracknell 7.
Replacements: Theobald-Thomas 6, Cronin 6, Cole 7, Joussain 6, Hatherell 6, Youngs 6, Volavola 6, Brown 6
Tub Rugby: De Glanville 7, Cokanasiga 6, Lawrence 8, Butt 7, Muir 7, Russell 6, Spencer 7, Obano 7, Dunn 6, Stuart 7, Roux 7, Molony 6, Bayliss 7, Pepper 7, Barbeary 6
Replacements: Annett 6, Van Wyk 6, Sela 6, Ewels 6, Hill 7, Carr-Smith 7, Bailey 6, Coetzee 6
Match Highlights
20 – HASSELL-COLLINS DROPS OVER TRY-LINE: Some fast passing for Leicester breaks by the guests’ defence and Hassell-Collins is over the whitewash. Nevertheless, he fails to floor the ball and drops the ball over the try-line.
20 – PENALTY! LEICESTER TIGERS (SHILLCOCK) 3-0 BATH RUGBY: Leicester kick themselves forward by a penalty which is dispatched by Shillcock.
25 – TRY! LEICESTER TIGERS 3-5 BATH RUGBY (MUIR): Tub hit on the counter-attack and the ball is shortly performed exterior to Lawrence, who finds Muir to cost over the whitewash. Russell misses the conversion.
33 – TRY! LEICESTER TIGERS (VAN POORTVLIET) 10-5 BATH RUGBY: The normally dependable Finn Russell fails to seek out contact and because the Tub defence is in disarray on the breakdown, Van Poortvliet crosses underneath the posts. The conversion is nice, to offer Leicester a three-point lead.
46 – TRY! LEICESTER TIGERS 10-10 BATH RUGBY (DE GLANVILLE): A Tub scrum ends in some fast passing from one aspect of the pitch to the opposite and De Glanville is alone out extensive to cross the whitewash. Russell slices the conversion extensive.
63 – TRY! LEICESTER TIGERS 10-18 BATH RUGBY (PEPPER): Tub finally make their strain inform with two pick-and-goes, which ends up in Pepper crossing the whitewash underneath a deal with. Russell kicks this conversion from underneath the posts.
78 – TRY! LEICESTER TIGERS (COLE) 15-20 BATH RUGBY: The Tigers kick to the touch earlier than a succession of drives finally sees Cole energy his method amid a bunch of our bodies. The conversion is missed.
Key Stats
- Tub gained 450 metres with the ball in comparison with Leicester’s 386, and had 12 clear breaks in comparison with 9.
- Tub gained 91 rucks, in comparison with the 52 of Leicester Tigers.
