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Gloucester

Leicester Tigers

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Gloucester
    • Leicester Tigers
    • 80' Goode boots ball into touch and Leicester have pinched it! The Tigers are going back to Twickenham against all the odds. Who would have thought it? 26-25. Thanks for joining us!
    • 79' Tigers win the ball through Murphy at the restart, secure possession and hold on to the ball to gain a scrum down. Surely they'll just hold on to the ball now and run down the clock!
    • 78' Goode's in the pocket now and the fly-half nails his own drop goal! The Tigers are back in front. An amazing finish! 26-25!
    • 77' Tigers have turned the ball over. Do they have anything in the tank as Tuilagi bursts down the middle only to be tackled by Azam! Are the champions going to pinch it at the end as we reach the final three minutes?
    • 76' Glos set up an attacking ruck, Walker is in the pocket and the Kiwi nails a sweet drop goal off the post. 25-23 to Glos. What a finish!
    • 75' Lamb tries to make amends with a neat break and the ball is moved wide to Vainikolo. The wing is stopped in his tracks but Glos continue their attack!
    • 74' Lamb snatches at the chance and Tigers remain 23-22 ahead. Will Glos get another chance? Big miss from player who did not look in control!
    • 73' Glos have been awarded penalty five yards in from touchline. It's Lamb's 22nd birthday today - what a present this would be for the young fly-half if he can nail this kick.
    • 71' Glos turn now to batter Tigers defense. Leicester knock on so it's scrum down to Glos on Tigers' 10-yard line. Narraway makes break down blindside but is stopped by Corry.
    • 68' This is an amazing turnaround for Leicester, who are only 10 minutes from Twickenham! To think, they came within a minute of finishing seventh in the table and now they are on the verge of reaching the final!
    • 67' Hipkiss barges through Allen tackle and Tigers win penalty pretty much in front of the posts, though 40m out. Goode on target as Tigers take lead for the first time! 23-22 Leicester!
    • 65' Lamb bursts clear and goes over but pass from Narraway is adjudged forward and the fly-half's try does not count.
    • 62' Goode nails simple conversion from under the posts. 22-20 to Glos.
    • 62' Superb burst from Muprhy, moment of genuis from the Irishman, who is eventually hauled down by Vainikolo. Wonderful rugby! Tigers continue to attack, Glos panic and Balshaw throws ball away and Mauger picks up for simple score. Suicide by Glos. 22-18!
    • 61' Good work from Simpson-Daniel who almost puts Strokosch clear!
    • 59' Bortolami concedes another needless penalty and Goode steps up for another chance to narrow Glos lead. This time the Tigers' fly-half is inches short, which is a let off for Glos because they would have been less than one score ahead had it gone over!
    • 57' Lamb makes it 22-13 with an important conversion!
    • 57' Well, Glos have answered in the most emphatic fashion. Qera makes a stunning burst down the left and feeds Simpson-Daniel who goes in under the posts. Great try! 20-13 Glos.
    • 55' Azam on for Titterrell.
    • 54' Glos have been pegged back and it's interesting to see what they are made of as Leics prepare to bring on Croft and Moreno. Now we'll see what Glos are made of and if indeed they can win the big games?
    • 53' Goode nails another touchline beauty to make it 15-13. Game on!
    • 52' Leics going route one at the Glos defence, the ball is moved quick;y to the blind side and Tuilagi smashes through the tackles of Titterrell, Vainikolo and Lamb to touch down in the corner! 15-11 Glos!
    • 47' Ellis is back from the sin bin. Glos catch Leics on the counter and kick ahead. Vainikolo just loses out to Varndell - but not by much - before Glos concede penalty. Good work by Vainikolo though.
    • 47' Another penalty to Glos as Tigers penalied for coming in from the side and playing ball off their feet. Lamb punishes them with his fifth penalty to make it 15-6.
    • 44' Lovely tap down Bortolami to Lawson at front of lineout but scrum-half fails to find Strokosch in support. Wasted chance to continue the move!
    • 41' Early penalty to Tigers for Glos not rolling away at tackle. Goode has tough chance to narrow the gap and the Tigers fly-half nails a beauty! 12-6 Glos.
    • 41' Goode gets the game restarted. Tigers still down to 14 men with Ellis off the field.
    • 40' Ref blows for half-time. Glos deserve their 12-3 lead but could be further ahead. Leicester will be delighted not to trail by more!
    • 38' Big scrum by Leics as they look to get a foothold in the game!
    • 38' Great burst by Qera, superb strength and speed by the Fijian flanker, but the final pass doesn't go to hand and Tigers look to counter. Exciting stuff!
    • 37' Crane back on as Lamb puts Glos 12-3 ahead.
    • 35' Bortolami sensibly choses scrum over a penalty. Glos get the nudge but are held up short. Glos continue their attack but Tigers defense is good. Big hit from Tuilagi on Simpson-Daniel! Another penalty by Tigers!
    • 34' Glos continue to batter Tigers line. Long pass from Lamb to Simpson-Daniel, but the centre is tackled well by Tuilagi. But again the ref calls them back for a penalty. This time Ellis for killing the ball and the scrum-half is awarded another yellow as Tigers down to 13 men!
    • 33' Delve makes a supber break, feeds Allen and the young centre is hauled down a metre short by Vesty. Tigers again penalised, Corry for pulling back this time, and Lamb with another chance to extend lead. But Lamb hits post though Titterrell first to the ball and Glos continue attack.
    • 30' Neat play from Davies at front of Tigers linout but then a poor pass from Corry to his backs and Hipkiss is caught by Glos defence!
    • 29' Herring penalised for coming in from the side. Lamb makes no misatkes to make it 6-3.
    • 27' Glos chose not to go for the posts and instead have kicked for the corner. But they fail to win their throw. Poor decision by Glos, even if they had an extra forward!
    • 27' Glos counter from deep through Simpson-Daniel and Balshaw. Balshaw makes ground down the right but Crane then pulls back Simpson-Daniel and the move comes to a halt. Yellow card for Crane and another penalty chance for Lamb.
    • 26' Lovely counter by Murphy, Hipkiss continues the attack with a powerful surge, but Goode's pass then goes to ground!
    • 25' Leicester have space and men on the left but Balshaw forces them into an error and Varndell is called back after a forward pass.
    • 24' Tackle by Vainikolo on Tuilagi. Could be some battle between the two giant Islanders!
    • 23' Muprhy does well to carry ball across dead ball line and ref awards scrum back in Glos half as Lamb's kick deemed out on the full. Smart play by Murphy!
    • 19' Knock on by Murphy and Glos have an attacking scrum. Tigers then penalised for offside and Lamb has another chance to extend their lead - this time from halfway line. Lamb had the distance but is just wide. Score remains 6-3.
    • 16' Another Tigers infringement and Lamb punishes them again to give Glos a 6-3 lead.
    • 13' Another charge from Vainikolo, Bortolami keeps attack going with good offload. Tigers penalised for not rolling away and Lamb kicks Glos into Tigers 22.
    • 11' Another penalty to the Tigers and Goode this time knocks it over - somehow?!? 3-3.
    • 9' Tigers produce a series of attacks to put Glos under pressure but Vainikolo nips in to clear the danger and Glos clear to touch.
    • 6' Lawson caught on the wrong side almost immediately from the restart after a brilliant take by Geordan Murphy. But Goode misses!!! Let off for Glos!
    • 5' Leicester caught offside and Lamb punishes them with a superb penalty and Glos take a 3-0 lead.
    • 3' Goode is charged down by Herring, Vainikolo makes a big charge down the middle and Lamb then produces superb kick to the corner. Great start for the home side.
    • 2' White is down with a knock but thankfully Leicester's former England prop is up again.
    • 1' Lamb gets the game underway for Gloucester and the home side immediatley secure possession and launch an attack into Tigers half!
    • - Welcome to the day's second semi-final. We know that Wasps are already in the final: will it be Gloucester, wihtout Mike Tindall, or Liecester who join them?

  • Summary

    Gloucester versus Leicester Tigers
    Simpson-Daniel 57’ Tries Tuilagi 53’, Mauger 62’
    Lamb 57’ Conversions Goode 53’, 62’
    Lamb 5’, 17’, 29’, 38’, 48’ Penalties Goode 11’, 42’, 67’
    Walker 76’ Drops Goode 78’

Live Team Line-Up

  • Gloucester

    Manager: Dean Ryan

    On the Field

    • Wood
    • Titterrell
    • Nieto
    • Bortolami
    • Brown
    • Strokosch
    • Qera
    • Delve
    • Lawson
    • Lamb
    • Vainikolo
    • Allen
    • Simpson-Daniel Try
    • Balshaw
    • Walker

    Subs

    • Cooper
    • Azam
    • James
    • Forster
    • Foster
    • Narraway
    • Prendergast

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Leicester Tigers

    Manager: Marcelo Loffreda

    On the Field

    • Stankovich
    • Davies
    • White
    • Wentzel
    • Kay
    • Corry
    • Herring
    • Crane
    • Ellis
    • Goode
    • Tuilagi Try
    • Mauger Try
    • Hipkiss
    • Varndell
    • Murphy

    Subs

    • Chuter
    • Laussucq
    • Vesty
    • Erinle
    • Ayerza
    • Croft
    • Blaze

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None