Gallagher Premiership
Leicester (14) 28
Tries: Cracknell, Henderson, Hassell-Collins, B Youngs Cons: Pollard 4
Exeter (3) 15
Tries: Wyatt 2 Cons: Hodge Pens: Slade
Leicester needed two late tries to beat a spirited Exeter in the Premiership.
Close-range scores from Olly Cracknell and Cameron Henderson saw the Tigers lead 14-3 at the break.
But Tommy Wyatt scored an impressive try soon after the restart to get Exeter within six points.
The winger got a second with 21 minutes to go to see Exeter lead by a point as they took control of the game after the break.
But having had Will Rigg sin-binned in the 67th minute, Exeter went behind as Ollie Hassell-Collins took advantage of Leicester’s extra player after a quick break.
Experienced replacement Ben Youngs darted over with four minutes to go to secure a bonus-point win just before Rigg’s yellow card ended.
The win moved Leicester up to third in the Premiership, while Exeter remain second-from-bottom and went away with nothing despite impressing for long periods.
yellow card. Why can’t it be something in between?”
Leicester: Steward; Bassett, Kelly, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (capt), Heyes, Henderson, Wells, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell.
Replacements: Clare, Whitcombe, Cole, Holloway, Rogerson, Youngs, Shillcock, Woodward.
Exeter: Hodge; Hammersley, Wimbush, Tua, Wyatt; Slade, Townsend; Sio, Frost, Street, Jenkins (capt), Molina, Roots, Vermeulen, Fisilau.
Replacements: Innard, Goodrick-Clarke, Iosefa-Scott, Tuima, Capstick, Cairns, Haydon-Wood, Rigg.
Yellow card: Rigg (67)
Referee: Christophe Ridley
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