Leicester’s Freddie Burns ensures Tigers survive scare from battling Bath
In this memorable and closely-fought battle of top against bottom, it was mostly unclear which Premiership team was which. Bath eventually fell to defeat, only the Tigers’ second success in 12 Premiership visits to the home of their great rivals. But after the threat of another Recreation Ground rout for the hosts had hung in the air, Bath hassled and disrupted their opponents and came close to a famous win. In the end, Leicester’s power and precision was decisive.
