Bath hold on to edge out Tigers

Gallagher Premiership

Leicester (10) 15

Tries: van Poortvliet, Cole Cons: Shillcock Pen: Shillcock

Bath (5) 20

Tries: Muir, de Glanville, Pepper Cons: Russell Pen: Spencer

Bath scored 15 second-half points as they held on for an edgy victory over Leicester Tigers at a sunny Mattioli Woods Welford Road to make it two wins from two in the Premiership.

A smart counter-attack and some neat interplay ended with Will Muir going over in the corner to put the visitors ahead.

But Jack van Poortvliet rounded off a lovely move to touch down under the posts as Tigers hit back to help them build a 10-5 lead at the end of a pulsating and high-quality first half.

Tom de Glanville dived over in the corner to level the scores soon after the interval and the contest became increasingly tense and error-strewn.

Guy Pepper put the Blue, Black and Whites ahead and Finn Russell's conversion and Ben Spencer penalty stretched the lead to 20-10.

And although Dan Cole bundled over for a last-minute try, Bath held on for victory.

More to follow.

Leicester: Steward; Watson, Perese, Kelly, Hassell-Collins; Shillcock, van Poortvliet (capt); Smith, Clare, Heyes, Wells, Martin, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell.

Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, Cronin, Cole, Joussain, Hatherell, Youngs, Volavola, Brown.

Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Butt, Muir; Russell, Spencer (capt); Obano, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Molony, Bayliss, Pepper, Barbeary.

Replacements: Annett, van Wyk, Sela, Ewels, Hill, Carr-Smith, Bailey, Coetzee.

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys.