| Stade Francais: (10) 24 |
| Tries: Hirigoyen, Laloi, Barre; Pens: Segonds; Cons: Segonds (3) |
| Leicester: (14) 27 |
| Tries: Vanes (3); Pens: Shillcock (2); Cons: Shillcock (3) |
Hooker Archie Vanes scored a hat-trick of tries in his first Champions Cup begin as Leicester claimed a dramatic win over Stade Francais.
Jamie Shillcock’s 52-metre penalty gave the Tigers a slender lead with 14 minutes left.
Stade Francais have been held up over the road late within the sport as Leicester defended resolutely.
The Tigers ended the sport with 14 males after full-again Mike Brown was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on.
Vanes had grabbed the primary of his three tries within the seventh minute, the 22-yr-outdated additionally crossing simply earlier than half-time and after the break in a formidable show.
But the French Top 14 aspect hit again with transformed tries from Mathieu Hirigoyen, Charles Laloi and Leo Barre.
The Pool 4 tie was stage at 24-24 when Shillcock nervelessly slotted his second penalty from lengthy vary, sparking an intense finale which noticed Leicester pushed again into their very own 22.
Substitute Harry Wells obtained beneath Stade Francais’ drive over the road after which gained a turnover within the 86th minute because the Tigers clinched a second consecutive Champions Cup win.
More to observe.
Line-ups
Stade Francais: Barre; Hamdaoui, Marchant, Jeremy Ward, Laloi, Segonds, Zabalza; Castets, Ivaldi, Alo-Emile, Gabrillagues, Pesenti, Macalou, Briatte, Hirigoyen.
Replacements: Peyresblanques, Alo-Emile, Kodela, Azagoh, Ahmed, Gimbert, Chapuis, Van der Mescht.
Leicester Tigers: Brown; Watson, Kelly, Kata, Hassell-Collins; Shillcock, Whiteley; Cronin, Vanes, Heyes, Martin, Carter, Liebenberg, Rogerson, Hatherell.
Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, Whitcombe, Hurd, Wells, Ilione, Powell, Atkinson, Simmons.
Referee: Nika Amashukeli
