Hoppers halted by South power

■By MICK MCNEILL
S Leicester …23
Preston G …10
SOUTH Leicester overpowered Preston Grasshoppers, despite losing replacement Josh McLaurin to two yellow cards.
The home side went in at half-time with 20-0 lead, but Preston came back into the game in the second half.
South started quickly with Jake Heath and Matt Cooke running from their 22 and sending Blane Howe over, Rickie Aley converting.
Aley added a penalty following a scrum offence to extend the hosts’ advantage. Minutes later, Gaz Turner raced 50 metres following a breakdown, to score, before...

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