IRISH
No.Name
15Tommy Bell, FB
3
2
14Alex Lewington, W
T
13Aseli Tikoirotuma, C
12Greig Tonks, C
11Topsy Ojo, W
10James Marshall, FH
9Ben Meehan, SH
1Ben Franks, P
2David Paice, H
T
3Petrus Du Plessis, P
4Franco van der Merwe, L
5Sebastian de Chaves, L
6Josh McNally, FL
7Blair Cowan, FL
T
8Jake Schatz, N8
Replacements
16Todd Gleave, R
17Harry Elrington, R
18Oli Hoskins, R
19Filo Paulo, R
20Lasha Lomidze, R
21Scott Steele, R
22Theo Brophy-Clews, R
23Tom Fowlie, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Madejski Stadium
3:00 PM, October 7, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+127-28 End of second half
81'25-28 Try - Alex Lewington , London Irish
81'+127-28 Conversion - Tommy Bell , London Irish
80'TRY! Irish make use of the third scrum and after some powerful running lines from Ojo, Paice and others, Alex Lewington powers over. Bonus point secured.
80'One last chance for Irish, who have a scrum on halfway with less than a minute to go. The first two attempts need to be reset.
79'It all gets a bit scrappy around halfway, it was a Leicester knock on first so we'll have a home scrum.
79'Substitute on - Theo Brophy-Clews , London Irish
79'Player substituted - Greig Tonks , London Irish
78'Tom Fowlie finds Ojo, who bursts into the 22 and although the ball is bundled into touch it will be an Irish throw at the lineout.
77'Cowan with a timely interception for the hosts, who are now on the front foot and looking for the points that would secure a losing bonus point.
77'Player substituted - Mathew Tait , Leicester Tigers
77'Substitute on - Joe Ford , Leicester Tigers
76'A lovely arcing break from Tait, but he hasn't quite got the pace to beat Bell.
74'Scott Steele and McNally help punch holes in the Tigers defence as Irish move towards the Leicester 22, but Paice's knock on bring the attack to an end.
73'Cowan does well to help his side win the turnover but he has taken a hit in the process.
73'Substitute on - Tom Youngs , Leicester Tigers
73'Player substituted - George McGuigan , Leicester Tigers
72'Harry Wells and Ben White combine well to take Irish into the Leicester 22.
70'20-28 Conversion - Tommy Bell , London Irish
69'TRY! Paice has his try now. The captain slides over from close range after great work from Marshall and Oli Hoskins.
69'18-28 Try - David Paice , London Irish
67'Substitute on - Harry Elrington , London Irish
67'Player substituted - Ben Franks , London Irish
65'Irish look to build possession into the Leicester half but another handling error costs them.
64'Substitute on - Tom Fowlie , London Irish
64'Player substituted - Aseli Tikoirotuma , London Irish
64'Substitute on - Lasha Lomidze , London Irish
64'Player substituted - Jake Schatz , London Irish
63'13-28 Conversion - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
63'Player substituted - Dan Tuohy , Leicester Tigers
63'Substitute on - Harry Wells , Leicester Tigers
63'Substitute on - Matt Smith , Leicester Tigers
63'Player substituted - Matt To'omua , Leicester Tigers
62'TRY! Another great pass from Toomua, and he won't have scored an easier try than that as a Leicester Tiger.
62'13-26 Try - Jonny May , Leicester Tigers
59'What a run from May, who slaloms through the Irish defence to take Leicester up to the home 22 once more.
59'Player substituted - Petrus Du Plessis , London Irish
59'Substitute on - Oli Hoskins , London Irish
57'13-21 Conversion - Tommy Bell , London Irish
56'TRY! Irish keep going through the phases before Blair Cowan bursts through a half-gap and does well to make it over the line.
56'11-21 Try - Blair Cowan , London Irish
55'This is better from Irish as Ojo, Tonks and Petrus du Plessis combine to take the hosts into the Leicester 22.
53'Luke Hamilton does well to strip the ball as Irish threaten to build into the Tigers 22.
53'Substitute on - Filo Paulo , London Irish
53'Player substituted - Sebastian de Chaves , London Irish
52'Irish have to make do with messy ball from the scrum but Ojo takes them into the Leicester half. As the attack begins to lose momentum, Marshall puts boot to ball.
52'Player substituted - Ben Meehan , London Irish
52'Substitute on - Scott Steele , London Irish
50'Player substituted - Dan Cole , Leicester Tigers
50'Substitute on - Pat Cilliers , Leicester Tigers
50'Player substituted - Greg Bateman , Leicester Tigers
50'Substitute on - Ellis Genge , Leicester Tigers
47'Those cheers turn to groans as Bell decides to go for the posts. The fullback at least dissects the posts.
47'6-21 Penalty goal - Tommy Bell , London Irish
45'The roar from the crowd grows as Irish launch their first attack of the second half. Leicester manage to regroup and withstand the pressure, but the hosts win the penalty for a tackle off the ball.
44'3-21 Conversion - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
42'TRY! Leicester's attack appears to have slowed to walking pace before Evans spots a huge gap and strolls in from 20 yards.
42'3-19 Try - Will Evans , Leicester Tigers
41'We're back underway at the Madejski Stadium. Owen still has a minute or so to serve on his sin-binning.
41'3-14 End of first half
40'Irish make it up to the try line, but Tigers hold on to preserve their 11-point lead at the break. Leicester are good value for it and the hosts will feel they need to be more clinical in the second half.
40'Ben Meehan chips down the right flank for Alex Lewington to chase. May does well to cover, but Marshall and Tikoirotuma run the clearance back with Leicester on the back foot.
40'3-14 Start of second half
35'News that Kalamafoni has failed his HIA, so Leicester have lost both him and Harrison.
33'Owen's impressive start to life with the Tigers is over for now, as he is sent to the bin.
33'Player substituted - Sam Harrison , Leicester Tigers
33'Substitute on - Ben White , Leicester Tigers
33'3-14 Penalty goal - Tommy Bell , London Irish
33'Yellow card - Gareth Owen , Leicester Tigers
32'At the second time of asking Irish are able to use the ball from the scrum but as the ball is spread left, Toomua knocks on as he tackles James Marshall.

Meanwhile, Owen has tackled Greig Tonks without the ball. That could well be a yellow card.
31'Tigers scrum-half Harrison is forced to change his shirt following an ugly looking clash with teammate Kalamafoni, who has departed for a HIA.
31'Irish captain David Paice thinks he's got the try but Leicester prop Greg Bateman does brilliantly to get underneath the ball.
31'Substitute on - Luke Hamilton , Leicester Tigers
31'Player substituted - Sione Kalamafoni , Leicester Tigers
30'Leicester bodies litter the turf as the hosts put pressure of the line...
29'Possession is sloppy but Asaeli Tikoirotuma mops up and injects some pace back into the Irish attack to take his side up to the five metre line.
29'Irish finally have some possession in the Tigers 22. Can they do anything with it?
27'0-14 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
26'Ben Franks, playing on the loosehead side, is penalised at the scrum and Ford has a simple chance to stretch the Tigers lead.
24'That would have been a lovely try from Leicester. A move that started with some smart interplay between Ford and Toomua, and featured a cross-field kick from the former to May, is brought to an end metres from the Irish line.
22'The ball is slow, and the attack goes sideways once more before possession is lost.
21'Topsy Ojo and Josh McNally crash up the middle as Irish build possession into the Leicester half.
20'Good work from Ford and Owen once more propels Tigers towards the Irish 22, but the hosts hold firm and win the penalty.
19'Another great break from Owen and Tigers are again in range of the Irish try line. After a sloppy pass from Will Evans, Sam Harrison keeps momentum going but Sione Kalamafoni is unable to keep hold of possession.

That is a rare mistake from Kalamafoni, who has been excellent again so far today.
18'0-11 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
16'A high tackle from Franco van der Merwe gives Leicester a penalty in a very kickable position for Ford.
14'Tait strides through an enormous hole in the Irish defence and suddenly Leicester are knocking on the hosts' 22 once again.

The Irish defence is good though, and they eventually win the penalty from referee JP Doyle.
11'Another nice break from Owen, but he can't find a Leicester shirt with his pass back inside. Luckily for the Welshman, his side have a free kick coming.
10'Irish attempt to pin Leicester deep inside their own half from kick off, but Ford produces a booming kick to take the game back into the hosts' territory.
9'0-8 Penalty goal - George Ford , Leicester Tigers
7'Ford has made a bright start here and he finds Jonny May on the left wing, who makes some good yards for the Tigers.
6'Irish have an opportunity to build some possession but as they build into the Leicester half their attack begins to lose momentum quickly.
3'TRY! Tigers debutant Gareth Owen shows good feet to take Leicester into the Irish 22, and after Sam Harrison is held up just short of the line the ball is spread wide and Nick Malouf is there to finish off in the corner.
3'0-5 Try - Nick Malouf , Leicester Tigers
1'We're underway at the Madejski Stadium amid a huge roar from the home fans but Leicester captain-for-the-day George Ford helps break up an early Irish attack.
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1'Hello and welcome to live coverage of London Irish's Aviva Premiership clash against in-form Leicester.

The visitors have been forced into a late change with Mat Tait coming in for Telusa Veainu, who has an illness, at fullback.
1'0-0 Start of first half