• Leicester Tigers 22-10 NewcastleLeicester failed to record the expected bonus point win because of a mixture of their blunders and the tenacity of a Newcastle team who belied their lowly spot by staging some heroic defence, especially in the second half. The teams turned round locked at 10-10 and Leicester needed to build ferocious periods of pressure to gain the winning tries from the centre Peter Betham and No8 Laurence Pearce in the second half.
A tall crowd of 21564 departed debating how Leicester scored only three tries and had two more disallowed in a hectic first half which highlighted the influence of the TV match official and the tall screen.
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Source: theguardian.com