Leicester Tigers Secure First Prem Rugby Cup Title
Billy Searle scored two first-half tries as Leicester Tigers decisively defeated their rivals to claim the Prem Rugby Cup for the first time.
Tries: Wand 2, Van der Flier 2, Searle 2, Penalty, Hamer-Webb, Haffar, O'Connor Cons: Searle 6, O'Connor
Tries: Vintcent, Haydon-Wood Cons: Hodge 2
Tigers Dominate From Start to Finish
Leicester Tigers won their first trophy since 2022 by overpowering Exeter Chiefs 66-14 at a rain-soaked Mattioli Woods Welford Road, securing the Prem Rugby Cup for the first time in their history.
The Tigers were dominant throughout the match, outscoring Exeter by five tries to one in the first half and establishing a commanding 35-point lead before the Chiefs managed to score.
Will Wand and the outstanding Billy Searle each scored two tries, complemented by Archie van der Flier's effort, before Ross Vintcent responded for Exeter just before halftime.
After the interval, Will Haydon-Wood added a try for the Chiefs, but Leicester extended their lead with further tries from Van der Flier, Gabriel Hamer-Webb, Tareq Haffar, James O'Connor, and a penalty try, culminating in a record-breaking performance for the home side.
Team Lineups
Leicester: Bailey; Hamer-Webb, Wand, Woodward, Hassell-Collins; Searle, Whiteley; van der Flier, Clare, Hurd; Wells, Liebenberg, Palmer, Reffell (c), Moro.
Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, Haffar, Loman, Thomas, Manz, Bemand, O'Connor, Perese.
Exeter: Hodge; Brown-Bampoe, Batson, Rigg, Ridl; Haydon-Wood, Cairns; Burger, Dweba, Mona; Pearson (c), Tuima, Moloney, Worley Brady, Vintcent.
Replacements: Heaven, Goodrick-Clarke, Gulley, Bailey, Tshiunza, Chapman, Coen, John.
