WARRIORS

5 Pennell – uncharacteristic error-strewn showing from the full-back as he spilled the ball too many times and his kicking went awry at times.

7 Heem – threatening with ball in hand but Warriors did not spend enough time in Tigers’ half to capitalise on his assets.  

7 Willison – lively afternoon as he linked up well in midfield before spending 20 minutes at fly-half after Baldwin’s injury.

6 Mills – forced off with a blow to his ankle on 23 minutes and will be pleased to see the end of this four-week block after a succession of bruising displays.

5 Adams – made little impact in attack and brushed aside by loosehead prop Bateman for Tigers’ second try.

6 Shillcock – kicked well out of hand and resiliently defended his channel but opposite number Toomua ran the show for Leicester.

5 Arr – in for the injured Hougaard, the experienced scrum-half’s poor kick and knock-on at the start of the second half summed up his day.

7 Waller – scrummaged well as Warriors got the edge at the set-piece and made an impression in the loose before being replaced.

6 Singleton – returning after a back problem, the hooker got stuck in but saw a few line-out throws stolen.

7 Schonert – like Waller, the tighthead prop held firm at scrum-time and did not put a foot wrong in defence under pressure.

5 Barry – two handling mistakes in the first 20 minutes and struggled to get Warriors on the front foot.

5 Spencer – subdued display from the lock who failed to make many dents in Leicester’s defence and made several errors.

6 Denton – spent too much time on the back foot against the team he will join in the summer but strong in the tackle.

7 FA’OSILIVA – scored Warriors’ only try when he got on the end of a driving maul and was an effective ball-carrier. My man of the match.

5 Van Velze – day to forget as the number eight missed five tackles, more than any other player, failing to stop Bateman on his way to the try-line.  

Replacements: Haupt (Singleton 69), Bower 6 (Waller 55), Milasinovich (Schonert 66), O’Callaghan (Barry 65), Cox (Denton 69), Baldwin (Arr 55), Butler 7 (Mills 22), Hammond 6 (Baldwin 61).

Attendance: 9,674.

Referee: Luke Pearce.

Tigers: Veainu; Thompstone, Tuilagi, Tait, Holmes (Malouf 29); Toomua, Harrison (Simmons 68); Bateman (Rizzo 71), Youngs (Polota-Nau 55), Mulipola (Cilliers 65), Fitzgerald (Wells 66), Kitchener, Williams (Hamilton 29), O’Connor (Ford 71), Kalamafoni.