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Overview
Standings
4
1
Positions on Jan 18, 2020
Head to Head
0
Wins
8
Draws
0
Last 3 meetings
Season so far
Total Tries
7
25
Metres Gained
1455
2635
Passes
583
875
Tackles Made
689
919
Penalties Conceded
66
71
Turnovers Won
66
71
Tournament record
Rugby Calvisano
| Played | 36 (18 home, 18 away) |
|---|---|
| Wins | 3 (3 home, 0 away) |
| Losses | 32 (14 home, 18 away) |
| Draws | 1 (1 home, 0 away) |
| Average points | 14 |
| Biggest win | 54 - 19 |
| Heaviest defeat | 6 - 74 |
Leicester Tigers
| Played | 13 (8 home, 5 away) |
|---|---|
| Wins | 10 (7 home, 3 away) |
| Losses | 3 (1 home, 2 away) |
| Draws | 0 (0 home, 0 away) |
| Average points | 31 |
| Biggest win | 59 - 7 |
| Heaviest defeat | 19 - 34 |
Leicester Tigers fly-half George Ford
Leicester Tigers, three points clear at the top of Pool 5 in the European Rugby Challenge Cup, will have high hopes of consolidating that position in Round 4 at Rugby Calvisano on Saturday.
The English club have won their last seven meetings with Calvisano, including last week’s 59-7 victory at Welford Road.
Key facts
- Leicester are one of just three clubs to have won all three of their Challenge Cup ties this season, their debut campaign in the competition.
- Calvisano have won only one match against English Premiership opposition in the Challenge Cup.
- Calvisano are one of just six teams with a 100 per cent success rate on their own scrum put-in.
🗣 “We are a little disappointed that we didn’t keep to our game plan for the full 80 minutes last week, so we know we have to get a good start in the game.”https://t.co/aqcMKbMX9g
— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) December 12, 2019
K. van Zyl
T. Veainu
S. Balocchi
F. Steward
G. De Santis
J. Thomas
F. Panceyra-Garrido
N. Reid
J. McPhillips 5'
M. Susio
A. Forsyth
. Gigena 50'
P. Pescetto
D. Mazza 72'
T. Hardwick
F. Semenzato
N. Casilio 55'
S. Harrison
B. White 59'
R. Brugnara
A. Barducci 66'
F. Gigena
G. Bateman 47'
A. Forsyth 61'
G. Morelli
M. Luccardi 59'
C. Clare
J. Stevens 26'
L. Cittadini
D. Gavrilita 66'
J. Heyes
. Leatigaga 55'
D. Zanetti
T. Lavanini
G. Venditti
M. van Vuren 55'
C. Green
W. Spencer 50'
M. Archetti
A. Martani 9'
S. Lewis
N. Casolari
G. Thompson
S. Vunisa
A. Izekor 67'
S. Kalamafoni
J. Taufua 59'
Replacements
M. Luccardi
G. Morelli
J. Stevens
C. Clare
A. Barducci
R. Brugnara
G. Bateman
. Gigena
D. Gavrilita
L. Cittadini
N. Leatigaga
J. Heyes
M. van Vuren
G. Venditti
W. Spencer
C. Green
A. Martani
M. Archetti
J. Taufua
S. Kalamafoni
N. Casilio
F. Semenzato
B. White
S. Harrison
A. Izekor
S. Vunisa
J. McPhillips
N. Reid
D. Mazza
P. Pescetto
G. Worth
Leicester Tigers were made to sweat for their fourth successive victory in European Challenge Cup Pool 5 as winless Rugby Calvisano secured an unexpected losing bonus point.
Freddie Steward scored a try in the very first minute for the Tigers after capitalising on a defensive error. In doing so, he became, at 18, the club’s third youngest European try scorer after Ollie Smith and George Ford.
👏
The #TigersOnTour * enjoyed that try from @freddiesteward_
* just some of the many, many Leicester supporters here at Pata Stadium pic.twitter.com/G8WTqtMl3W
— Leicester Tigers (@LeicesterTigers) December 14, 2019
But the visitors couldn’t quite kick on from there in wintry conditions. Paolo Pescetto slotted a penalty for Calvisano before Tom Hardwick did likewise on 36 minutes to make it a slender 8-3 to the visitors at the break.
Prop Greg Bateman made his return from injury off the bench for Tigers but was almost immediately sin-binned. Davide Zanetti then saw red for Calvisano after an incident at the ruck on the hour mark.
Andy Forsyth looked to have settled matters with a try a minute later but the conversion was missed and another Pescetto penalty kept the pot boiling at 13-6.
Nephi Leatigaga barrelled over from close range for his first Tigers try with five minutes left, with Hardwick converting, but Calvisano grabbed a last-minute bonus point through a Anibal Panceyra-Garrido try, despite being down to 13 men at the time due to Tomas Lavanini’s yellow card.
Score Summary
Attack
25%
75%
0%
0%
Metres Gained
233
164
Tries
1
3
Carries
114
73
Defenders Beaten
16
11
Clean Breaks
3
4
Passes
109
87
Offloads
3
4
Turnovers Conceded
14
9
Defence
Tackles
89
138
Missed Tackles
11
16
Turnovers Won
2
3
Kicking
Conversions (%)
100%
1/1
33%
1/3
Penalty goals (%)
100%
2/2
100%
1/1
Drop goals (%)
0%
0/0
0%
0/0
Kicks From Hand
18
19
Metres gained from kicks
457
596
Average metres per kick
25.39
31.37
Breakdown
Rucks (%)
99%
89/90
98%
53/54
Mauls (%)
88%
7/8
80%
8/10
Maul metres gained
19
41
Turnover in ruck or maul
1
2
Set Plays
Lineouts (%)
85%
11/13
75%
12/16
Scrums (%)
100%
10/10
89%
8/9
Restarts (%)
20%
1/5
0%
0/3
Discipline
Penalties Conceded
10
16
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
1
0
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