Leicester Tigers 25 Exeter Chiefs 18: Match report
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Exeter Chiefs’ play-off hopes were dented as they went down to a scrappy defeat at Leicester Tigers on Saturday.
A try from Exeter-bound lock Geoff Parling, plus 20 points from the boot of Freddie Burns, saw Leicester move ahead of the Chiefs in the standings.
Tries by former Tiger Thomas Waldrom and Will Chudley, coupled with eight points by Henry Slade – which helped secure a losing bonus point – were not enough to see Exeter repeat their LV= Cup semi-final heroics at the same ground two weeks previously.
On a blustery day, Slade missed two penalties before Burns showed him how it was don…
A try from Exeter-bound lock Geoff Parling, plus 20 points from the boot of Freddie Burns, saw Leicester move ahead of the Chiefs in the standings.
Tries by former Tiger Thomas Waldrom and Will Chudley, coupled with eight points by Henry Slade – which helped secure a losing bonus point – were not enough to see Exeter repeat their LV= Cup semi-final heroics at the same ground two weeks previously.
On a blustery day, Slade missed two penalties before Burns showed him how it was don…
