09-05-2025
Second-half fightback gives Leicester win over Sale
Gallagher Premiership, Welford RoadLeicester (16) 44Tries: Radwan, Hassell-Collins 2, Ilione 2 Cons: Pollard 5 Pens: Pollard (3)Sale (26) 34Tries: Cowan-Dickie, Ma'asi-White, Reed, R du Preez (2) Cons: Ford (3) Pens: Ford
Leicester Tigers scored four second-half tries to come from behind and beat Sale Sharks for a crucial win in the race for the Premiership Radwan scored Tigers' first try but Sale had control at the break after Luke Cowan-Dickie, Rekeiti Ma'asi-White, Arron Reed and Rob du Preez earned them an early bonus point and a 26-16 half-time responded quickly after the interval with two tries from winger Ollie Hassell-Collins, and when replacement back-row Emeka Ilione added their fourth try the game looked du Preez immediately scored his second try to bring the visitors back to 37-34 but with the final play of the game Ilione was driven over to deny Sale a losing bonus to follow.
Leicester: Steward; Radwan, Kata, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, van Poortvliet; Smith, Montoya (c), Heyes, Henderson, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Clare, Cronin, Cole, Rogerson, Ilione, Youngs, Shillcock, Carpenter; Roebuck, Rob du Preez (c), Ma'asi-White, Reed; Ford, Warr; Rodd, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Hill, van Rhyn, T Curry, JL du McElroy, McIntyre, John, Andrews, B Curry, D du Preez, Quirke, O' Hill (79).Referee: Matthew Carley.
