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Pollard shines as Leicester roar back to beat Gloucester

football20 October 2024 16:20| © AFP
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Handre Pollard scored 14 points as Leicester stormed back to beat Gloucester 29-26 in an English Premiership thriller on Sunday.

Gloucester were on course to win at Welford Road for the second successive year after Max Llewellyn scored a hat-trick of tries for Gloucester.

Freddie Thomas also touched down, with Santi Carreras adding three conversions as their attack rattled Tigers.

But it was a totally different story after the interval as the Leicester pack took control.

Josh Bassett, Dan Kelly, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Pollard all scored tries, with the latter also kicking a penalty and three conversions.

Leicester climbed up to third place after their fourth win in five league games, with leaders Saracens and second-placed Bath above them.

Gloucester's fourth defeat in five games left them languishing in eighth place.

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