Leicester Tigers 33-31 London Irish: Steve Borthwick full of praise for battling Irish

Leicester Tigers are up to fifth in the Premiership; while London Irish collected two bonus points to move to within two points of Bristol Bears at the bottom of the table

Last Updated: 27/11/22 10:29pm

Leicester Tigers’ Jasper Wiese (right) scores their side’s fifth try of the game

Leicester head coach Steve Borthwick paid tribute to the efforts of London
Irish after the Gallagher Premiership’s bottom club made Tigers fight all the
way for a 33-31 win at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.
Leicester looked firmly in control when they secured a bonus point before half-time, but a spirited comeback from their opponents saw the hosts hanging on at the death for a victory which saw them move up to fifth in the table.Leicester’s tries came from Julian Montoya, Richard Wigglesworth, Harry Potter, Tommy Reffell and Jasper Wiese, while Freddie Burns added four conversions. Api Ratuniyarawa, Matt Rogerson, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Tom Pearson scored tries for Irish, Paddy Jackson converted two and there was also a penalty try award. Leicester Tigers’ Harry Potter (right) scores their side’s third try of the game Borthwick said: “All credit to London Irish for taking their opportunities as they were brilliant with their athleticism and dynamism.”They are expert at the back of the line-out with their strikes and are one of the best sides at the breakdown.”We gave them too many opportunities by making too many errors by conceding penalties and turning the ball over regularly.”However, I was pleased with our resilience as we found a way to close the game out. It’s been a strange season as we haven’t played here for 50 days, but we …

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