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Tigers on the prowl

Friday 7th December 2012

12:00 am (GMT)

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Leicester Tigers will be looking to England centre Manu Tuilagi to return from England duty and inspire the former champions when they host the improved Italian outfit Benetton Treviso at Welford Road. - 07/12/2012 08:30

Leicester Tigers will be looking to England centre Manu Tuilagi to return from England duty and inspire the former champions when they host the improved Italian outfit Benetton Treviso at Welford Road. - 07/12/2012 08:30

Leicester Tigers will be looking to England centre Manu Tuilagi to return from England duty and inspire the former champions when they host the improved Italian outfit Benetton Treviso at Welford Road.

The Tigers' centre had a hand in all three tries in England’s superb victory over the All Blacks at Twickenham and he will be called upon to transfer his Test form into the club arena.

The English side, who last lifted the trophy a decade ago in 2002, need a win to build on their impressive 39-22 victory over Pro12 champions, the Ospreys, in their last outing.

While Toulouse, the four-times champions, are unbeaten and still lead the Pool, the Ospreys and the Tigers are all-square on five points as they enter the back-to-back round of games.

Leicester, who have won the Heineken Cup twice, will be hoping to put some breathing space between themselves and the Ospreys, who face the daunting prospect of a double-header against Toulouse.

Treviso, who have an astonishing 100 percent success rate at goal kicking in this season’s tournament, will be aware that history is against them making any inroads at Welford Road.

The Tigers have not been beaten at Welford Road in the Heineken Cup since they lost to Munster back in October 2006. Treviso, despite being in the tournament for 15 years, have never progressed from the Pool stages.

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• Treviso have a 100% success rate at goal kicking so far in the Heineken Cup this season.
• Treviso have been shown four yellow cards and conceded 37 penalties, both of which are tournament highs.
• Leicester have forced fewer turnovers than any other team in the competition, averaging two per game so far.
• Leicester are unbeaten at home in the Heineken Cup since losing to Munster back in October 2006.
 

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Tigers take all five points

Sunday 9th December 2012

12:00 am (GMT)

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Manu Tuilagi took his international form onto the club stage as Leicester Tigers extended their unbeaten home tournament run to 21 games with a 33-25 victory over Benetton Treviso that keeps Pool 2 nicely on the boil.

The Tigers last lost a home Heineken Cup match when Munster won at Welford Road over six years ago and the five points they took from this success closed the gap on unbeaten group leaders Toulouse to just three points.

It all adds up to the group honours now looking set to be a straight fight between these two former European champions

Tuilagi – in outstanding try-scoring and try-providing form in England’s victory over New Zealand eight days earlier – got into the try scoring act for his club with a 24th minute effort after the Tigers had opened their account with a penalty try awarded by Irish referee George Clancy.

The No 7s then took centre stage, Julian Salvi crossing for the Tigers only for opposite number Dean Budd to immediately open Treviso’s account in the 31st minute with a try converted by Alberto De Bernardo.

Salvi’s response was to go over for his second try and enable the Tigers to bank the bonus point before the break, outside half George Ford weighing in with three conversions.

Treviso reminded the Tigers they still had some work to do with Lorenzo Cittadini crossing for their second try but when Simone Favaro was yellow carded – Treviso’s fifth sin binning of this season’s tournament – the home side made their extra man count with Matt Smith getting their fifth try.

Treviso could sniff the chance of a try bonus point when Christian Loamanu got their third but that came to nothing as the Tigers rode it out.

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