Leicester 24-54 Bristol: Bears thrash Tigers to earn record 10th successive away win

Last Updated: December 21, 2024Categories: SportsBy Views: 31

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Gallagher Premiership

Leicester Tigers (12) 24

Tries: Hassell-Collins 2, Steward, Bassett Cons: Pollard 2

Bristol Bears (40) 54

Tries: Oghre 2, Ravouvou 2, Mata, Lane, Ibitoye, Janse van Rensburg Cons: MacGinty 3, Worsley 4

Bristol Bears demolished Leicester Tigers at Mattioli Woods Welford Road as they earned a record-breaking 10th straight Premiership win on the road to go top of the table.

Tigers winger Ollie Hassell-Collins and Bristol hooker Gabriel Oghre traded two tries apiece in a frenetic opening 20 minutes, which also saw Kalaveti Ravouvou cross for the visitors.

Further tries from Viliame Mata, Rich Lane and Gabriel Ibitoye had Bristol cruising with a 40-12 lead at the break.

Freddie Steward hit back for Tigers early in the second half, but a Benhard Janse van Rensburg score and a second from Ravouvou saw the Tigers give up a record amount of points at home in a Premiership game, before Josh Bassett grabbed a late consolation.

More to follow.

Leicester Tigers: Steward; Bassett, Wand, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Youngs; Smith, Montoya, Heyes; Henderson, Martin, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell.

Replacements: Clare, Whitcombe, Hurd, Holloway, Ilione, Van Poortvliet, Shillcock, Woodward.

Bristol Bears: Lane; Bates, Ravouvou, Janse Van Rensburg, Ibitoye; MacGinty, Randall; Genge, Oghre, Kloska; Dun, Owen, Luatua, Harding, Mata.

Replacements: Thacker, Woolmore, Halliwell, Hodgson, B. Grondona, Marmion, Worsley, Elizalde.

Sin-bin: Oghre (49 mins).

Referee: Hamish Smales.

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