Duncan Weir rampant as Worcester undo Leicester’s comeback at the last

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• Leicester 37-44 Worcester
• Weir scores two tries and 12 points with the boot

For a club with Leicester’s proud history and rich tradition these are concerning days. Beaten at home by the Premiership’s bottom club, four tries conceded inside the first 36 minutes and booed off by sections of the crowd at half-time. A stirring second‑half revival could not mask the grim fact the Tigers have shipped 40 points in three of their first four league matches.

It was a quite extraordinary game, sealed by a dramatic 78th-minute try in the left corner from the Warriors’ teenage replacement forward Ted Hill, in his first Premiership appearance. Given Hill had one try in the bag it was some debut with the fly‑half, Duncan Weir, also finishing off two eye-catching tries inside the first six minutes to kickstart a remarkable contest.

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Written by Robert Kitson at Welford Road
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/23/leicester-worcester-premiership-match-report under the title “Duncan Weir rampant as Worcester undo Leicester’s comeback at the last”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.