Wallaby sees pink and Chris Ashton scores as Leicester beat London Irish

Curtis Rona’s first-half pink card derailed London Irish’s bid to grow to be the primary staff in 12 matches to defeat Leicester at Mattioli Woods Welford Street as they have been overwhelmed 47-28.

Steve Borthwick’s table-toppers have been simply two factors forward when the Australian’s shoulder related with Jasper Wiese’s head, leading to his dismissal shortly earlier than the half-hour mark.

With the person benefit, Tigers cashed in as Harry Potter crossed and a penalty strive award secured a tenth Premiership try-scoring bonus level of the season.

Again within the Sport – RFU

Again within the Sport – RFU

Paddy Jackson’s hat-trick of penalties saved the Exiles in contact earlier than Henry Arundell’s strive early within the second half, whereas his facet was briefly right down to 13 males, lower the deficit to 5 factors.

However Tommy Reffell’s neat end, Nemani Nadolo’s second of the encounter and Chris Ashton’s first Tigers rating wrapped up an emphatic victory earlier than Matt Cornish grabbed a late comfort strive.

It was a late call-up to the beginning line-up that supplied the spark for London Irish to open the scoring after simply two minutes as England U20s full-back Arundell broke from deep. Agustin Creevy’s reaching offload gave Bernhard Janse van Rensburg a walk-in.

The response was swift as Tigers scored twice within the area of 10 minutes, beginning with Freddie Burns finding Nadolo on a straight line to walk in for his seventh strive of the season. Burns’ conversion levelled the scores earlier than Matt Scott reeled in an formidable Janse van Rensburg go for an interception rating.

Arundell’s sprightly break from deep ought to have led to a rating however his go to an unmarked Ollie Hassell-Collins was poor. Jackson did acquire some comfort by touchdown a penalty.

The guests have been then left a person brief as Wiese’s burst was thwarted by the shuddering mixture of Albert Tuisue and Rona – the latter’s upright place into the collision left referee Karl Dickson with no possibility however to award a pink card.

The imbalance instantly instructed as Potter’s looping go noticed Nadolo energy by means of and offload again to his wing associate for the Tigers’ third strive, earlier than the bonus level was registered as a robust rolling maul was stopped illegally leading to a penalty strive.

Lowered to 13 males following Adam Coleman’s subsequent sin-binning, Irish however scored 10 factors as Jackson landed a 3rd profitable penalty on the stroke of half-time earlier than Arundell scorched residence within the opening passage of the second half.

Regular order was resumed as Burns’ chip was expertly dotted down by Reffell earlier than Matias Moroni fed Nadolo to energy over. Ashton pulled in Burns’ looping go to attract stage with Mark Cueto in second on the all-time Premiership tryscorers’ listing with 90, and two behind chief Tom Varndell.

Cornish’s late effort gave hope of a degree for the away facet however Leicester held agency regardless of dropping Nadolo to a late yellow card for a botched interception try.