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  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Leicester Tigers
    • Ospreys
    • FT There ref blows for full-time and Leicester are jumping for joy at holding on while the Ospreys look disbelieving after coming so close but just falling short. Still they got the losing bonus point away from home, which could prove crucial
    • 80+1 This surely will be the last move of the game as Bennett prepares for the throw in ... the line-out is called not straight though
    • 80' It's an Ospreys throw but Leicester are only 10m away from their own line
    • 79' Ospreys are still within their own 22 but are awarded a penalty as Leicester are caught offside. Hook's kick upfield isn't great and Geordan Murphy kicks the ball right back inside the Welsh side's 22
    • 78' Tiatia, who has been immense since coming on, looses the ball at the back of the scrum and that could be the chance for victory gone as Hougaard receives the ball and puts in a great kick down to the Ospreys 22m line
    • 76' Ospreys push for the line from the scrum and are awarded the penalty opting for another scrum five
    • 75' Tommy Bowe calls for a kick over the top from Tiatia, who duly obliges, and the former Ulster player is away. He kicks the ball on and is comfortably catching Leicester full-back Geordan Murphy, even diving on the ball first, albeit just short of the line. But the whistle has gone and it will be a scrum five
    • 73' But Hook is not having a good day with the boot and he snatches at the ball and pulls his kick wide of the right post
    • 72' Substitutes Tiatia and Webb are thrown right into the action making a break before Hook gets a chance to set up a very tense final five minutes with a penalty
    • 69' The match has lost a little of it's spark in the last five minutes as both team continue to make substitutions just breaking up the momentum
    • 65' Hougaard attempts a drop goal from 30m out but the ball drifts wide of the posts and Ospreys have the re-start
    • 63' The Leicester substitutions seem to have revitalised the side as they begin to push for a try again
    • 58' Hook this time does manage to put the ball between the posts and the Ospreys are now back within one score of Leicester
    • 57' Flood finally goes off making way for former Springbok Derrick Hougaard
    • 57' Harry Ellis is very lucky to escape a yellow card when he steps into Lee Byrne's run up to a high ball. He is given a talking to and concedes a penalty but that could have been so much worse with the infringement quite clearly being deliberate
    • 56' Hook has a chance to further reduce the deficit but he pulls his kick wide of the right post
    • 52' Leicester break again through Geordan Murphy before the rest of the team catches up and Flood has a go, no signs of the injury when he is running at the Ospreys but he is limping badly in between and pulls up sharply after every kick
    • 49' Tempers begin to fray as the Ospreys are penalised for collapsing the scrum. White and James exchange a few looks and indulge in a bit of shirt pulling but the referee calms things down and Flood kicks upfield
    • 48' But Flood does brilliantly well, showing no signs of the injury, as he breaks through the Ospreys line in midfield and over the halfway line. But he is called back as Corry is penalised for accidental obstruction
    • 47' Flood receives a pass back from the line-out and thumps it upfield but he pulls up very quickly and abruptly after the kick. He is still struggling
    • 46' Worrying signs for Leicester fans as Toby Flood receives treatment to his lower back/upper right leg. It looks like the kind of thing he might be able to run it off, he's going to try anyway, but not good for the Tigers
    • 44' Tommy Bowe and Lee Byrne start to create something promising but they are called back for a forward pass and the Tigers escape
    • 41' A spot of bother early on for Leicester as Paul James charges down Harry Ellis's clearance kick from the back of the ruck ... but Flood is there to quickly clear the danger from just in front of his own tryline
    • 41' James Hook gets the second half underway ...
    • HT The referee blows for the half time whistle with Leicester still pushing for the first try that has been threatening since the first minute
    • 40' Leicester make another explosive break down the right wing with Smith doing well down the touchline before finding Hipkiss inside him but the flag is up and the Tigers are brought back for just being in touch
    • 39' Shane Williams had been waiting on the right wing for a chance to run at Leicetser but he cuts back inside to help out at the breakdown and it proves useful with the IRB player of the year nominee taking a brilliant drop goal. The referee has to go to the TMO with the ball bouncing off the inside of the left post and flying across the posts but it is decided that it just went behind the right post and the Ospreys are finally on the board
    • 38' Ospreys going through the phases attempting to apply some pressure just before the interval ... but Leicester are taking a great aggressive line and keeping the Welsh side back
    • 34' Toby Flood's kicking so far today has been spot on and once again he makes no mistake from the penalty thumping it between the posts after Walker is penalised for offside when he tries to collect a high ball from Byrne
    • 32' Leicester turn the ball over and Geordan Murphy breaks for a second time in the past five minutes. There are men over on the right wing for Murphy but again the pass out wide is a shocker and dribbles out into touch about a metre ahead of the fast-approaching Johne Murphy
    • 29' Hook trying to find a way through the Leicester defence but his squirming isn't enough to break through as the Ospreys attempt to move the ball across the field in a bid to find another way through
    • 26' Geordan Murphy makes a stunning break exposing a gaping hole in the Ospreys defence by stepping back inside. But his pass outwide when full-back Lee Byrne is bearing down on him is a shocker and the move breaks down
    • 22' Flood steps up to boot his third of the afternoon. He has a very simple, almost lazy kicking style but it seems to work well for him with the ball again flying right between the posts
    • 21' A bad spell for the Ospreys are they are called offside at the re-start before another penalty desicion goes against them at the breakdown
    • 20' Flood doubles the Tigers's lead with a kick from just inside his own half after the Ospreys are penalised in the scrum
    • 17' Ian Evans is penalised for holding on at the breakdown and Leicester have a chance to clear their lines
    • 13' The first sign of life from the Ospreys as they work the ball across the field from left to right before Walker is shoved into touch by a last ditch Tigers tackle
    • 10' Smith, in for Varndell today, shows exactly why he's in the team with a great break wriggling through Hook's tackle before being brought down by an ankle tap. Great work from the Tigers
    • 7' Sure enough there is the first penalty of the day as the visitors get penalised at the breakdown. Flood steps up and thumps the ball in between the posts for the opening points. Can't help but feel that could have been seven points if they had gone for the corner though
    • 6' Leicester are all over the Ospreys in these early stages with only last-ditch attempt preventing the Welsh side from conceding a try
    • 4' A brisk start from both teams with a bit of added spice as Corry clashes with the Ospreys pack
    • 1' Leicester get the match underway ...
    • 13:43 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of this Heineken Cup clash between Leicester and Ospreys at Welford Road

  • Summary

    Leicester Tigers versus Ospreys
      Tries  
      Conversions  
    Flood 7’, 20’, 22’, 35’ Penalties Hook 58’
      Drops Williams 39’

Live Team Line-Up

  • Leicester Tigers

    Manager: Heyneke Meyer

    On the Field

    • Ayerza
    • Kayser Substitution Out (61′)
    • White Substitution Out (66′)
    • Corry Substitution Out (74′)
    • Kay Substitution Out (69′)
    • Croft
    • Woods
    • Crane
    • Ellis
    • Flood Substitution Out (58′)
    • Smith Substitution Out (58′)
    • Mauger
    • Hipkiss
    • Murphy
    • Murphy

    Subs

    • Chuter Substitution In (61′)
    • Wentzel Substitution In (69′)
    • Hougaard Substitution In (58′)
    • Dupuy
    • Tuilagi Substitution In (58′)
    • Blaze Substitution In (74′)
    • Cole Substitution In (66′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Ospreys

    Manager: Sean Holley

    On the Field

    • James Substitution Out (59′)
    • Hibbard Substitution Out (44′)
    • Jones
    • Jones Substitution Out (65′)
    • Evans
    • Thomas Substitution Out (51′)
    • Holah
    • Jones
    • Wells Substitution Out (1′)
    • Hook
    • Williams
    • Bishop
    • Bowe
    • Walker Substitution Out (50′)
    • Byrne

    Subs

    • Tiatia Substitution In (51′)
    • Gough Substitution In (65′)
    • Smith
    • Jones Substitution In (59′)
    • Bennett Substitution In (44′)
    • Biggar Substitution In (50′)
    • Webb Substitution In (71′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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