Leicester player ratings vs Bath: Premiership final

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Bath won the Gallagher Premiership at Allianz Stadium after holding off a late maul from the Leicester Tigers, becoming treble winners in this season.

Leicester drew first blood after Jack Van Poortvliet came off the side of a driving maul to dot it down on the line. However, after Finn Russell took three points from the tee to get Bath off the mark, they took the lead: finishing off some strong phase play through the hands of Thomas du Toit. Julian Montoya spent the rest of the first half in the sin bin, after a high shot on Ted Hill was deemed a yellow-card offence. Russell extended Bath’s lead just on the stroke of half-time, knocking a penalty kick over the bar from just over the halfway line.

Handre Pollard hooked a penalty kick to the right in an attempt to get Leicester on the right foot, starting the second half. Russell intercepted from Bath’s own ten-metre line, running it all the way up to the Leicester five-metre line, before giving it to Max Ojomoh to run it in and extend their lead. Guy Pepper’s twinkletoe try was ruled out after a knock-on in the build up was spotted by the TMO, after the missed conversion was taken. Leicester were looking to mount a comeback, as Solomane Kata pushed the ball just underneath the posts. However, they would go down to 14 men, for what looked like the rest of the game, as Dan Cole’s swansong ended in a yellow card for a late charge on Finn Russell, who slotted the following penalty.

Leicester grabbed another try through Emeka Ilione to make it a two-point game going into the final five minutes, but it wasn’t to be, as Bath held on to win their first Premiership title since 1996, becoming the sixth different winner of the league in the last six years.

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Leicester Tigers player ratings vs Bath by Harvey Allen.

Did what he does best in the backfield, while also finding opportunities to challenge the Bath defence going forward.

Saw plenty of the ball, but failed to make a significant impact with his opportunities.

Largely quiet in an otherwise lively Leicester backline, though he did grab a crucial try to reignite the Tigers’ hopes.

A quiet afternoon in the midfield; made little impression.

Reliable at the back and made good ground with some incisive runs down the wing.

Kicked superbly, frequently exploiting Bath’s backfield. Kept Leicester’s structure intact and tempo steady throughout.

Outstanding. Covered everywhere, sharp at the breakdown, and even crossed the line from a maul. Commanding performance.

Put in a solid shift at the scrum, taking full advantage of Bath’s mistakes.

Skated on thin ice with a yellow card, and while physical as ever, he occasionally tipped over into recklessness.

Contributed strongly in both set pieces and open play.

Brought authority in defence and breakdown work — a reliable figure in the engine room.

Carried with purpose, helping Leicester make consistent metres over the gainline.

A relatively anonymous showing — struggled to influence proceedings.

Showed glimpses of promise but was subbed off during Montoya’s binning. Never quite found his rhythm.

Carried hard from the base of the scrum but couldn’t spark sustained momentum.

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