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Leicester 48-32 Connacht: Tigers leave it late to end Connacht’s challenge

An 11-try thriller at Welford Road sees Leicester come through to beat Connacht and advance in the Challenge Cup

LEICESTER outlasted a stubborn Connacht team by seven tries to four in a ferocious quarter-final.
A try seven minutes from time by substitute lock Harry Wells edged Tigers clear after Connacht had fought back from a half-time deficit of 24-11.
And a further try, their seventh of the night, by No.8 Jasper Wiese ended Connacht’s resistance.
Connacht paid for some sloppy play in the first half which gifted Leicester three tries. Apart from those daft moments, Connacht lived up to coach Andy Friend’s pre-match comment that his squad were up to the challenge of facing Leicester for the first tim...

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