It mattered not one jot for Leicester, who head into next Saturday’s second leg at Welford Road with a 19-point cushion. The Tigers, after a hit-and-miss first half, stood up phenomenally in the ...

Adding to the dogged nature of the triumph, Tigers had been reduced to 14 men for the last eight minutes due to Solomone Kata’s red card. As a statement, it could not have been much stronger.