Bath overpower Leicester in top-of-the-table clash
Gallagher PremiershipBath (19) 43Tries: Spencer, Obano, Roux, Dunn, Stuart, Cokanasiga, Butt Cons: Russell 4Leicester (15) 15Tries: Woodward, Radwan Cons: Pollard Pens: Pollard
Leaders Bath won a ferocious top-of-the-table encounter against Leicester Tigers, scoring seven tries in a 43-15 victory to lay down a major marker in the penultimate weekend of the Premiership.Defeat, which saw the Tigers held to zero points in the second half, means Leicester have to wait until the final league match in two weeks to confirm a home semi-final in the play-offs.Bath edged a ding-dong first half 19-15 after tries from Ben Spencer, Beno Obano and Quinn Roux with Leicester replying through Joseph Woodward and Adam Radwan.But Bath accelerated out of reach in a dominant second 40 minutes with Tom Dunn's score, a showpiece intercepted try from Joe Cokanasiga and last-minute extras from Will Butt sealing a statement victory.Leicester stay second, five points clear of Gloucester in fifth, and face bottom-of-the-table Newcastle at home in their final match on 31 May.Bath, now 15 points clear at the top, travel to Saracens on the same day.More to follow.
Bath: Donoghue; Cokanasiga, Redpath, Butt, Muir; Russell, Spencer (c); Obano, Dunn, Du Toit; Roux, Ewels, Hill, Underhill, Barbeary.Replacements: Annett, Van Wyk, Stuart, Molony, Pepper, Carr-Smith, Ojomoh, Green.Sin bin: Dunn (28 mins)Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Kata, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (c), Heyes; Henderson, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell.Replacements: Clare, Cronin, Hurd, Rogerson, Ilione, Youngs, Shillcock, Kelly.Sin bin: Chessum (10 mins)Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe
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