Wasps rookie scores a hattrick as Leicester concede a record
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19-year-old Alfie Barbeary bagged a hat-trick as Wasps thrashed Leicester, running in eight tries to keep their Premiership play-off bid on track.
Hooker Barbeary, in just his second Premiership appearance and first start, started the clash at blindside flank scored all three of his tries in the second half as Wasps scored 40 unanswered second half points after leading Leicester 14-7 at the break.
Leicester's Cameron Henderson scored the opening try of the game with Zack Henry's conversion in the sixth minute being the last impact Tigers would make on the scoreboard.
Wasps quickly responded through Malakai Fekitoa and Tom West as Tigers paid for their ill-discipline.
Barbeary crossed three times to give the hosts control after the break with Jacob Umaga, Sam Spink and Zach Kibirige also scoring as Leicester fell to their biggest-ever league defeat.
Alfie Barbeary's first Prem start for @WaspsRugby 🤩
— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) September 9, 2020
8️⃣0️⃣ Minutes⏰
0⃣4⃣ Tackles👊
0⃣0⃣ Missed Tackles❌
1⃣6⃣ Carries💪
0⃣1⃣ Offload👌
0⃣3⃣ Passes🖐️
0⃣2⃣ Clean Breaks🔥
0⃣7⃣ Defenders Beaten🕺
6⃣7⃣ Metres🤯
0️⃣1️⃣ Try Assist🅰️
0⃣3⃣ Tries🏉
🏅 MOTM #WASvLEI pic.twitter.com/rOWsmWLyq7
The loss now means that Leicester have lost three on the trot.
🎥 Hear from Man of the Match @ABarbeary pic.twitter.com/tb4yZprMq0
— Wasps Rugby (@WaspsRugby) September 9, 2020
🎦 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧-𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗧
— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) September 9, 2020
A blunt and brutal assessment of the unacceptable loss from Ellis Genge on 𝗟𝗧𝗧𝗩... pic.twitter.com/QKlY09GYIb
MAN OF THE MATCH
Highly rated England u20s International Alfie Barbeary has quickly settled in to live in the Premiership with the 19-year-old scoring a try on his debut against Worcester and now a hattrick on his first start.
His first start also came out of position which didn't seem to faze the youngster as he dotted down for a hattrick made 67 running metres from 16 carries, beat seven defenders and assisted another try.
He also made all four of his tackles asked of him with Wasps dominating possession.
TOP STATS
Metres Gained - Zach Kibirige (91) - Wasps
Defenders Beaten - Alfie Barbeary (7) - Wasps
Clean Breaks - Alfie Barbeary (2) & Zach Kibirige - Wasps
Carries - Alfie Barbeary (16) - Wasps
Offloads - Thomas Young (4) - Wasps
Tackles - Cameron Henderson (11) & Thomas Young - Leicester and Wasps
