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Leicester Tigers
Gallagher Premiership
Nov 29, 2015 at 3pm UK
 
Bath
Leicester Tigers
21-11
BathBath Rugby
Veainu (33'), Cole (74')
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Watson (8')

Leicester Tigers maintain positive start

Leicester Tigers get the better of Bath at Welford Road, thanks in part to Dan Cole's first try in six years.

Leicester Tigers made it four victories from their opening five 2015-16 Aviva Premiership encounters thanks to a 21-11 win over Bath at Welford Road this afternoon.

It was a more evenly-contested fixture - the 188th between the two sides - than the scoreline suggests, with just three points splitting them until the final eight minutes.

 Bath fullback Anthony Watson races away to score the first try during the Aviva Premiership match between Leicester Tigers and Bath at Welford Road on November 29, 2015 in Leicester, England.© Getty Images

Bath's Anthony Watson got the visitors off to a positive start in just the sixth minute when he crossed over for a try.

However, two Tommy Bell penalties and a try from Telusa Veainu, for which he had to run 80 metres to score, handed the home side an 11-5 advantage at the break.

The boot of George Ford got Bath back level soon after the restart, but Bell was again accurate in the 65th minute to put the Tigers 14-11 to the good.

Telusa Veainu of Leicester is tackled by George Ford during the Aviva Premiership match between Leicester Tigers and Bath at Welford Road on November 29, 2015 in Leicester, England.© Getty Images

The outcome was then sealed in the 72nd minute as the Tigers managed to barge over the line after some sustained pressure courtesy of England international Dan Cole, who had not scored a try in his last 77 club games - a run that dated back six years.

Bell made the resultant conversion to add some further gloss to the scoreline, which has lifted the Tigers up to third, while Bath remain eighth.

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