Premiership

Burns hits 19 points but how Tigers miss Ayerza grunt

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The Rugby Paper Team
30 April 2017

By NICK CAIN
FREDDIE Burns is headed for Bath this summer, but he probably put paid to his new club’s chances of a play-off place by kickstarting Leicester to what was eventually a comfortable five-try bonus point win over Sale.
That means that even if Bath get a bonus point victory in today’s home clash with Gloucester they will trail the Tigers by four points going into the final round, with Bath having to travel to Sale while Leicester are at Worcester.
However, if Burns was impressive at fly-half, scoring 19 points on his last appearance at Welford Road and providing touches...

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