Leicester Tigers close out their 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership season at Mattioli Woods Welford Road tomorrow afternoon with one clear goal: send the clubs departing players and fans off with something to smile about.
Results for Dan McKellar in his first season have not gone to plan, but Tigers will be looking to springboard into preseason with a result and performance against Exeter Chiefs.
Rob Baxter’s side are right in the mix for a top-four spot.
GAME PLAN
As well as what is expected to be an action-packed meeting on the pitch, there is a host of entertainment and activity to enjoy for fans of all ages before and after the match. Find out what's on in The Game Plan...
Key Timings
12.00pm - Final Whistle opens
12.15pm - Junior Tigers Club opens
12.30pm - DJ begins (first set) + Bar & Food Trucks open on Plaza
1.30pm - The Plaza Prowl
2.30pm - DJ finishes (first set) on Plaza
3.05pm - Kick Off: Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs
5.15pm - DJ begins (second set) on Plaza & Rock Bottom LIVE in Final Whistle
7.45pm - DJ finishes (second set) on Plaza & Rock Bottom finish in Final Whistle
8.00pm - The Club Social begins
TEAM NEWS
Team's up #ChiefsFamily & we're on the road ☝️
— Exeter Chiefs (@ExeterChiefs) May 17, 2024
🔄Max Norey at hooker
👊Dan Frost on the bench
Bring on the Tigers as we fight for a play-off place! 🐯#LEIvEXE | #JointheJourney | @RGBRecruitment pic.twitter.com/8THbPZiuxV
STATS AND FACTS
- Unavailable through injury: Ollie Chessum, Anthony Watson, Cameron Henderson, Josh Bassett, Matt Rogerson
- Farewell match for Premiership Champions Jasper Wiese, Matt Scott and Francois van Wyk
- Tigers have used 63 players in the 2023/24 campaign.
- The last six meetings between the two clubs have been evenly split with three wins each.
- Exeter’s most recent victory at Leicester was behind closed doors in December 2020.
- Overall, the two sides have met on 69 previous occasions with Leicester winning 41 to 24 by Exeter and four games drawn.
- Twenty-three of those clashes have been at Mattioli Woods Welford Road, where the Tigers record is won 16, drawn 1, lost 6.
DETAILS
Gallagher Premiership Round 18
Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs
Mattioli Woods Welford Road
3:05pm kick-off