Leicester Tigers v Edinburgh

31 Mar 2023 - 8:00 pm

Mattioli Woods Welford Road

Full-Time

16 - 6

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Tries

Wiese52′

Conversions

Pollard53′

Penalties

Pollard5′

Pollard60′

Pollard71′

43′Boffelli

50′Boffelli

Drop Goals

Full time.

We’re out of the Champions Cup.

Clock in the red.

The game is over, but we’re still giving it a go in attack.

Edinburgh regain possession.

The home side are pinged at the lineout, we clear our lines.

Scrum pen.

The hosts win a penalty at scrum time. Pollard launches them into our half.

Ball unplayable.

We’re struggling to make inroads into the Leicester defence. The ball becomes unplayable, and it’ll be a scrum to the men in green and red.

Penned back.

Pollard is pulling the strings, and forces us deep into our own half for a tough exit.

Sykes on

Replacing Sam Skinner at lock.

No mistake from the tee.

10 points in it now.

Breakdown penalty.

Pollard will have another penalty attempt for right in front.

Knock on.

Tigers will have a scrum in our half.

Huge hit!

The home side are looking to gather momentum, but Luan de Bruin comes up with a big shot on Wiese, who spills the ball. Our scrum near half way.

Vellacott is on for Pyrgos.

Triple change.

Venter and de Bruin are on for Nel and Schoeman, with Cammy Hutchison introduced in the midfield for Lang.

Accidental offside

It’s getting cagey as we enter the later stages here. Tigers charge down a kick and there’s an accidental offside – they’ll have a scrum on their 10.

Pinned back

Pollard spirals a low kick that forces us into our own half.

Knock on.

Bill loses possession in the tackle, it’ll be a scrum to Leicester just inside their half.

Pollard extends the deficit.

It’s a seven point game.

Scrum pen.

Pollard lines up a simple kick from infront of the sticks.

Tigers scrum 5.

The bouncing ball deceives Darcy, and we’re forced to play the ball dead. Massive attacking chance again for Tigers.

Off the post.

Close but no cigar. Tigers with a difficult exit from their goal line.

Tigers pinged!

We look to respond to going behind through some hard carrying from Crosbie! Tigers give away another penalty, and Boff calls for the tee.

Tigers try.

We steal the lineout, but Jasper Wiese pounces on the loose ball to grab the first try of the game.

Pollard adds the extras.

Offside.

An error in our own half. Tigers kick to the corner for a huge attacking chance.

Double sub

Luke Crosbie and Dave Cherry replace Watson and McInally.

We take the lead!

Boff has the distance! We’re in the lead for the first time.

Tigers pinged!

Boff calls for the tee to attempt a penalty from range.

Edinburgh scrum

Tigers take too long at the lineout and we get the free kick. Our scrum in the Leicester half.

Penalty.

Cole wins the ball on the deck to halt our progress. Tigers clear their lines.

Air Boff!

Kinghorn hoists the ball high and Boffelli beats Steward in the air! We’re on the attack in the Tigers 22.

Yes Hank!!

Pyrgos darts clear, before stabbing the ball to put Tigers under pressure! They’ll have a lineout on their 5. Great work from the Edinburgh scrum half.

All square!

Boff slots a simple penalty to level the game!

On the attack!!

We steal the ball and are on the charge! Schoeman breaks free and offloads to Skinner who gets within inches of the line. We’re held up over the line, but had the advantage. Shot called.

Second half underway!

A huge 40 coming up. Kinghorn gets things started again!

Half time.

We’re looking threatening, but the ball is knocked on and Tigers can punt clear. There’s a chase for the loose ball, but Boff does well to gather under pressure and kick the ball out to end the half.

Attacking again!

Pyrgos and Bennett combine to get us into the Tigers 22!

Ball comes loose.

The home defence holds us out, but we’re growing into the game here.

On the attack!

Huge work from Darcy who puts Steward to the floor instantly. Pygros and Lang do the dirty work at the ruck and force Tigers into touch! We’ll have a lineout in the hosts’ 22.

Tigers hold.

The ball is ripped, and the home side clear their lines. We regain possession, and will attack from half way.

Tigers off feet!

We’re building into this one now! Hamish Watson and Schoeman carry brilliantly to get us on the front foot, and Leicester are pinged trying to slow our momentum.

Lineout on the Tigers 5!

Knock on

The lineout is a mess, and it looks like Pyrgos has won back possession but there was a knock on. Scrum to Leicester right on their line.

Physicality in defence.

We’ve had no possession, but remain in the game thanks to more outstanding defence.

We win back possession, before Pyrgos pins Leicester into their own 5 metre line with a brilliant low box kick.

Holding on.

We’re struggling to hold onto possession. Leicester win the ball back and get back into our half.

Scrum pen!

We get the decision at the scrum this time! Lang punts us into Tigers territory.

Ball unplayable.

We hold firm in defence again and dive on a loose ball, but the ruck is a mess with the ball becoming unplayable. It’ll be a home scrum on our 10.

Lineout lost

Tigers will clear their lines. We compound the error by kicking out on the full, Tigers lineout on our 10 metre line.

Offside!

Huge work at the breakdown! Schoey and Jamie cause disruption, and the loose ball bounces into an offside player. We’ll have a lineout on the 22 for our first attacking chance of the game.

Knock on

We spill a high bomb, Tigers put in inside their half.

Chaos!

Kinghorn’s kick is charged down and chaos ensues, with the ball bouncing around everywhere! In the end Tigers are offside, we’re able to clear towards half way.

Kick missed

Pollard misses this time, we’ll have a 22 drop out.

Pinged.

We have scrum dominance again, and steal the ball, but concede a penalty. Tigers call for the tee.

Knock on

Darcy spills a box kick, Tigers scrum on our 10 metre line.

Lineout steal!

We regain possession and clear our lines, Kinghorn with another huge clearance kick.

Breakdown pen

Tigers enter our half once more.

Kinghorn with the boot

BK10 thumps clear to put the Tigers into their own half.

Huge defensive set!

The Tigers are smashing our line, but a big shot from Gilchrist forces a knock on! Our scrum on the 5 metre line, with a big exit needed.

Scrum pen.

It looked like we had scrum dominance, but it’s given the other way. Tigers launch into our 22 for an attacking lineout.

Tigers knock on

We’ll have the put in at the first scrum of the match. Just inside our own half.

Huge turnover!

Jamie Ritchie gets over the ball to halt the attack! We clear to have a lineout in the hosts’ half.

Leicester pressure

Boff spills a long box kick, giving Leicester a lineout in our half.

First blood to the Tigers

Pollard slots it from in front to open the scoring for the night.

Tackler not releasing

We’re showing physicality in defence, but give away a penalty in front of the sticks. Pollard calls for the tee.

Pinged at the lineout

Pulling down the jumper. Tigers with an attacking lineout on our 22.

Solid start

We pass the first defensive test, with Boff calling the mark after a strong defensive effort. Tigers will build from inside their own half.

Kick off!

Handre Pollard kicks things off! Come on Edinburgh!

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