Match Details
HT ScoreHalf Time Score
LEI 12-6 SAR
FT ScoreFull Time Score
LEI 15-12 SAR
Attendance
Not available
Referee
Wayne Barnes
Match Stats
Possession
53%
47%
Territory
48%
52%
Penalties Conceded
9
10
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Tackles Won
123/143 86%
121/145 83%
Scrums Won
3/4 75%
4/4 100%
Lineouts Won
14/15 93%
7/8 88%
Player Stats
T | C | D | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
15Freddie Steward | ||||
14Chris Ashton | ||||
13Matias Moroni | ||||
12Guy Porter | ||||
11Harry Potter | ||||
10George Ford | ||||
9Richard Wigglesworth | ||||
1Ellis Genge | ||||
2Julian Montoya | ||||
3Dan Cole | ||||
4Ollie Chessum | ||||
5Calum Green | ||||
6Hanro Liebenberg | 1T | |||
7Tommy Reffell | ||||
8Jasper Wiese | 1T | |||
16Charlie Clare | ||||
17Nephi Leatigaga | ||||
18Joe Heyes | ||||
19Harry Wells | ||||
20George Martin | ||||
21Ben Youngs | ||||
22Freddie Burns | 1C | 1D | ||
23Matt Scott |
T | C | D | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
15Alex Goode | ||||
14Max Malins | ||||
13Elliot Daly | 1P | |||
12Nick Tompkins | ||||
11Sean Maitland | ||||
10Owen Farrell | 3P | |||
9Aled Davies | ||||
1Mako Vunipola | ||||
2Jamie George | ||||
3Vincent Koch | ||||
4Maro Itoje | ||||
5Nick Isiekwe | ||||
6Theodore McFarland | ||||
7Ben Earl | ||||
8Billy Vunipola | ||||
16Kapeli Pifeleti | ||||
17Eroni Mawi | ||||
18Alec Clarey | ||||
19Jackson Wray | ||||
20Andy Christie | ||||
21Ivan van Zyl | ||||
22Duncan Taylor | ||||
23Alex Lozowski |
Tigers Lineup
Starting XV
Subs
Opposition Lineup
Starting XV
15
Alex Goode
14
Max Malins
13
Elliot Daly
12
Nick Tompkins
11
Sean Maitland
10
Owen Farrell
9
Aled Davies
1
Mako Vunipola
2
Jamie George
3
Vincent Koch
4
Maro Itoje
5
Nick Isiekwe
6
Theodore McFarland
7
Ben Earl
8
Billy Vunipola
Subs
16
Kapeli Pifeleti
17
Eroni Mawi
18
Alec Clarey
19
Jackson Wray
20
Andy Christie
21
Ivan van Zyl
22
Duncan Taylor
23
Alex Lozowski
pos | team | team name | pld | w | d | l | f | a | diff | tf | ta | tb | lb | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester TigersLEI | 24 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 726 | 452 | 274 | 88 | 52 | 11 | 3 | 94 | |
2 | SaracensSAR | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 769 | 509 | 260 | 93 | 60 | 12 | 5 | 87 |
Form Guide
LWWWW
Last MatchBeat Saracens 15-12
Past MeetingWon 15-12
Form
Last Match
Past Meeting
WWLWL
Last MatchLost to Leicester Tigers 12-15
Past MeetingLost 12-15
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Commentary
CHAMPIONS
Tigers win 15-12 in the Gallagher Premiership FInal!
FREDDIE BURNS DROP GOAL, 22sec left, 15-12.
Farrell penalty, all square at 12-12 with 4min left.
Matt Scott yellow card for the high tackle on Vunipola.
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Tigers are back on their own tryline. And Sarries have a penalty. It's 12-9 with 4min left on clock.
64
Lots of changes from the bench as Sarries cut the lead with a penalty. It's 12-9 to Tigers on 65mins.
Farrell pen for Saracens cuts the Tigers lead to 12-9 on 64min.
60
Heyes and Scott are on for Cole and Moroni. It's still 12-6 to Tigers.
50
Monster defence from Tigers, then Steward kicks 70 metres upfield to earn a lineout.
44
Burns with a long-range kick but just off target. Still 12-6.
41
Teams are back out for the second half. Tigers lead Saracens 12-6.
HALF TIMES arrives with Tigers 12-6 in front. Tries from Liebenberg and Wiese.
35
Burns off target with conversion but Tigers lead 12-6 on 37mins.
JASPER WIESE. Genge takes tap penalty from 5m, ball comes back and the No8 barges over. 12-6.
34
Wigglesworth charges down a Sarries kick and Farrell has to dot down behind his own line with three Tigers chasing him down.
Penalty near halfway from Elliot Daly, brings Sarries back to 7-6.
Burns adds the kick, 7-3 on 28min
HANRO LIEBENBERG with the try on 27min. Break by Steward and Ashton, Tigers recycle and Hanro has the strength to get over the line. 5-3.
Sarries No9 Davies is yellow-carded for high tackle on Montoya.
24
George Ford is forced off the field with what looks like an ankle injury, Freddie Burns is on at 10.
21
Ford with a penalty from 40 metres, out on the left side, just wide of the right-hand post. Still 0-3.
17
An opportunity for Tigers after Goode is forced to dot down over his own tryline, but the 5-metre scrum ends with a Sarries penalty.
Penalty from Farrell gives Saracens a lead on 5min.
FINAL DAY KICK-OFF | Tigers v Saracens
It’s time for kick-off, it will be Owen Farrell to get the game started for Saracens. Tigers are playing North to South, left to right if you look from the benches. HERE WE GO!
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WEATHER CHECK
After a red-hot countdown to Final Day, it has been warm and breezy around Twickenham with a few spots of rain today. Still a few raindrops around and it is warm, about to get much warmer…
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TODAY’S OPPOSITION
Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Max Malins, 13 Elliot Daly , 12 Nick Tompkins, 11 Sean Maitland, 10 Owen Farrell (c), 9 Aled Davies; 1 Mako Vunipola, 2 Jamie George, 3 Vincent Koch, 4 Maro Itoje, 5 Nick Isiekwe, 6 Theo McFarland, 7 Ben Earl, 8 Billy Vunipola
Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Jackson Wray, 20 Andy Christie, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Duncan Taylor, 23 Alex Lozowski
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HOW TIGERS LINE-UP
STARTING XV
15 Freddie Steward [55], 14 Chris Ashton [11], 13 Matías Moroni [35], 12 Guy Porter [44], 11 Harry Potter [40], 10 George Ford [128], 9 Richard Wigglesworth [36]; 1 Ellis Genge [110], 2 Julián Montoya [26], 3 Dan Cole [289], 4 Ollie Chessum [30], 5 Calum Green [90], 6 Hanro Liebenberg [58], 7 Tommy Reffell [77], 8 Jasper Wiese [44]
REPLACEMENTS
16 Charlie Clare [51], 17 Nephi Leatigaga [67], 18 Joe Heyes [100], 19 Harry Wells [155], 20 George Martin [38], 21 Ben Youngs [281], 22 Freddie Burns [102], 23 Matt Scott [46]
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MATCH PREVIEW | Gallagher Premiership Final
Leicester Tigers reach double figures in Premiership Rugby Final appearances, but also a first since 2013 as they meet Saracens in the domestic season’s showpiece.
As the top two in the Gallagher Premiership table at the end of a 26-round season, Tigers and Saracens go head to head in the Final for a third time, with each club taking one win from encounters at Twickenham in 2010 and ’11.
Dan Cole, a starter when Tigers last won the title at Twickenham in 2013 and making his 290th first-team appearance today, said: “You learn over time and appreciate how hard it is just to win games in the Premiership let alone get to Finals.
“We will never have this same set of players again, maybe not have the same opportunities again. You impress on the guys that you hope Leicester have many more finals but you have to appreciate this for what it is on the day.
“There have been a lot of changes at the club on and off the field, and I think to get to the Final it is a nice way of showing all the hard work that everyone has put in.”
Leicester have lost just one of their last five matches at Twickenham in Premiership action, against Bath in ‘The Clash’ in April 2017.
Saracens have won on their last eight visits since defeat by Northampton in the 2014 Final. This is their eighth Premiership Final appearance.
Sarries captain Owen Farrell said: “We’ve got an opportunity to do something special and we’re really looking forward to it.
“We’re up against a fantastic side who we respect, so we have had to make sure our preparation has been right. The past is the past and we want to make sure that all of the exciting stuff is in front of us.”
Referee Wayne Barnes takes charge of his 10th Premiership Final.
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Great reception from the fans for the Tigers team arrival.
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It’s Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final Day. Wherever you are, you can keep up to date with Matchday Live on the Tigers App and website at www.leicestertigers.com.
We are LIVE from Twickenham Stadium as Leicester Tigers face Saracens. Kick-off is at 3.00pm.