Bristol Bears were beaten 46-24 by Leicester Tigers at Welford Road on Saturday to dent their Gallagher Premiership semi-final hopes and end a run of four straight victories in the league.
Tigers were 15-10 up at half-time after Harry Thacker’s 10th try of the season was cancelled out by scores from Ben Youngs and Anthony Watson.
Gabriel Ibitoye put Bristol back in front after the break, but Tigers retook control thanks to a double from Julian Montoya and a superb chip and gather score for the outstanding Handre Pollard who finished with 19 points.
