| Leicester: (15) 46 |
| Tries: Youngs, Watson, Montoya 2, Pollard, Clare Pens: Pollard 2 Cons: Pollard 4, Gopperth |
| Bristol: (10) 24 |
| Tries: Thacker, Ibitoye, Randall, Pens: MacGinty Cons: MacGinty 2, Ibitoye |
Leicester Tigers strengthened their grip on a top four place with a thrilling bonus-point win over fellow play-off hopefuls Bristol Bears.
Bears led through Harry Thacker on the counter-attack, but a Ben Youngs score and Anthony Watson’s try from Handre Pollard’s kick made it 15-10.
Gabriel Ibitoye raced then through to put the visitors ahead after the break.
But Tigers responded in style, with two Julian Montoya scores and Pollard and Charlie Clare tries ensuring victory.
More to follow.
Leicester: Brown; Watson, Scott, Gopperth, Potter; Pollard, Youngs; West, Montoya (capt), Heyes, Martin, Henderson, Libenberg, Cracknell, Wiese.
Replacements: Clare, Cornin, Cole, Snyman, Reffell, van Poortvliet, Atkinson, Steward.
Bristol: Piutau; Lloyd, Radradra, Williams, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall (co-capt); Thomas, Thacker, Lahiff, Bradbury, Vui, Luatua (co-capt), Lewis, Harding.
Replacements: Davis, Genge, Kloska, Heenan, Thomas???, Uren, Bedlow, Heward.
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