Leicester Tigers were the first side to secure their place in the last 16 with a 44-29 victory over Clermont; It is the first European win for head coach Richard Wigglesworth
Last Updated: 13/01/23 11:39pm
Leicester were the first side to guarantee their place in the last 16
Richard Wigglesworth tasted European success for the first time as Leicester
head coach as his side defeated Clermont Auvergne 44-29 to guarantee a place in the last 16 of the Heineken Champions Cup.
The Tigers ran in five tries with Matt Scott scoring twice and Harry Simmons, Dan Kelly and James Cronin also touching down as Leicester made it three wins from three in Pool B.Clermont crossed four times themselves, through Bautista Delguy, Etienne Fourcade, Anthony Belleau and Paul Jedrasiak, but it was not enough to prevent the French club from slumping to their second defeat in three games. Leicester got off to a flying start when, in the fourth minute, Scotland centre Scott picked off a long midfield pass by home number 10 Belleau from a scrum on halfway and raced unopposed to the posts. Twitter Due to your consent preferences, you’re not able to view this Privacy Options Handre Pollard added the extras and to make matters worse for Clermont, they lost hooker Adrien Pelissie with a knee injury.The Tigers dominated the opening exchanges and Pollard extended the lead to 10 points with his second penalty shot midway through the half.It had taken a turnover from Wales back row Tommy Reffell to stop Clermont from scoring from their opening attack, but wing Bautista Delguy made no mistake when he took an inside pass to score in the right corner five minutes later.Belleau’s touchline conversion cut the gap to three points, but by the break the visitors had sped into a 13-point lead.Fantastic dancing feet by Harry Simmons crea …