Potter hits high notes as Tigers march on

Newcastle ........28pts Leicester ..........42pts
By BEN JAYCOCK

Harry Potter scored a hat-trick as Leicester Tigers ended their pre-season in style with an emphatic win over Newcastle Falcons.
A cagey start saw both teams applying boot to ball, but the Falcons’ task was made more difficult just three minutes in when debutant Vereimi Qorowale was sin-binned for tackling a player in the air in pursuit of a high ball.
Leicester took advantage with the game’s opening try on six minutes, winger Harry Potter collecting a kick in the left corner before Freddie Burns added the touchline convers...

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