Desperate defence from the home side trying to keep Irish at bay, Kitchener eventually oversteps the mark at the break down and is carded. Tigers still keeping the visitors at bay though

Youngs with a sharp break from the ruck, gets to the LI 22 before being caugt. Irish then turn the ball over, and O'Conner clears.

TRY Tigers! Ref finally loses patience as the scrum wheels for what must be the 20th time, and he awards the penalty try. .Flood conv, Tigers lead 20-6, 65mins

The scrummaging continues, at east five minutes worth. The referee finally takes action, brandishing a yellow card to Yapp for repeated infringements. Ojo goes off to be replaced by sub prop Parr.

Leicester smell blood here 5 metres out, continually turning down a penalty at goal in favour of the scrum, looking to draw another penalty try.

Unlucky for the Tigers as they are denied what looked to be a certain try. Niall Morris blocks down an O'Conner clearance and collects to go over, but great work from Yarde knocks the bal;l loose as he goes over.

Tigers scrum definatly on top now, drawing another penalty from the visiting pack to allow Toby Flood clear down field.

The ding dong battle continues at scrum time, as this time the Tigers pack earn a penalty, which Flood converts to further lengthen the home sides lead.

Great work in midfield by Fergus Mulchrone, holding the ball up in the tackle to force a turnover on halfway. Irish now on the attack

Shane Geraghty gets us back underway in the second half here at welford road.