- Leicester 29-26 Gloucester
- Tigers recover from 11-point deficit to win
Sometimes it helps having a double World Cup winner in your side. There are numerous reasons why Leicester Tigers overturned an 11-point deficit to win a thrilling contest against Gloucester under blue skies and swirling winds. Their experienced bench played a role, as did greater accuracy in the backline after a disjointed opening. They rode their luck on occasion and it did not hurt playing against the most porous defence in the league. But a key factor was the presence of Handré Pollard at fly-half who scored a crucial try at the start of the second half while kicking nine points in a three-point win.
The Springbok pivot missed for the first time this season on 23 minutes when he failed to convert Ollie Hassell-Collins’ wonder finish. But that miss felt costly at the time as a little while later Max Llewellyn bagged his second and Gloucester’s third to take a healthy 19-8 lead into the break. This was not what an expectant home crowd had anticipated.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/20/handre-pollard-edges-leicester-past-gloucester-despite-llewellyn-hat-trick
Author : Daniel Gallan at Mattioli Woods Welford Road
Publish date : 2024-10-20 16:29:16
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