Leicester Lions 24/25 season

A rather late report from last weeks win against Darlington Mowden Park
If the Lions are to stay in National One then it was vital that they beat the league's bottom side, Darlington Mowden Park, and they certainly did that, scoring 11 unanswered tries in a fine display of attacking rugby.
The home supporters didn't have to wait long to celebrate as Luke Bouchier crossed after just 3 minutes when he was found back on the inside after an Aaron Pope break. Bouchier converted and then extended the lead shortly afterwards with a long range penalty (10-0).
Quick scores from Ethan Godefroy, following an Arthur Allen break, and then Charlie Davies, who won the race to a Jamel Hamilton kick through, gave the Lions a commanding 22-0 lead after just 25 mins.
The try bonus point was secured 5 minutes later with a flowing move that saw the ball moved from one side of the pitch to the other where James Stubbs collected an offload from Hamilton. Bouchier adding the conversion (29-0).
Bouchier added another penalty before finding Jake Sterland with a wide pass for the winger to round off an impressive first half with a score out wide (37-0).
The Lions picked up where they left off second half and early scores from Stubbs and 18 year old Northampton Saints man Charlie Ulcoq put the result beyond any doubt. Bouchier converting one of the tries. (49-0)
Malellili Satala produced the moment of the match just before the hour mark. The dual-registered Tigers man, playing in the unfamiliar position of full-back, received the ball inside his own 22 and proceeded to dance through a number of would-be tacklers, to score a sensational solo try. Bouchier converted two of the three tries to stretch the lead to 56-0.
Three further scores came from Oliver Taylor, Harry Palmer and Charlie Davies, who completed the rout when he gathered another clever Bouchier chip, to conclude an impressive attacking display. Bouchier added another two conversions to give him an impressive 25 point personal haul.
FT 75-0
Head coach Gareth Collins commented: ''As much as the scoreline was unexpected the result certainly wasn't. We've been really unlucky against some top sides in recent weeks so we felt that the wins would come if we sustained our performance levels. DMP actually started the game pretty well but as soon as we got in to our stride we were sensational. We pride ourselves on our attack and most of our scores today came from some really adventurous running rugby so that was really pleasing. We have given ourselves the opportunity to stay up with that result but we wont get carried away. We have a huge game at Esher next week and our focus now switches to that game.''

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	Lions side for the visit of Darlington Mowden Park Leicester Lions Rugby Club \| Leicester \| Facebook

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	Try highlights from yesterdays game 🎥 𝗧𝗥𝗬𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 All 11 tries from a sensational afternoon of running rugby against Darlington Mowden Park 🦁💜 \| By Leicester Lions Rugby Club \| Facebook

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	The Lions go to Esher with pretty much the same side as last week, Mali Satala moves to the wing for Joe Brock returning at 15. South African Cam de Beer returns after his loan to Leicester Tigers last week, he is on the bench. Leicester Lions Rugby Club \| Leicester \| Facebook Edited by tigerburnie - 14 Mar 2025 at 13:53

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	A rather late report from last weeks win against Darlington Mowden Park If the Lions are to stay in National One then it was vital that they beat the league's bottom side, Darlington Mowden Park, and they certainly did that, scoring 11 unanswered tries in a fine display of attacking rugby. The home supporters didn't have to wait long to celebrate as Luke Bouchier crossed after just 3 minutes when he was found back on the inside after an Aaron Pope break. Bouchier converted and then extended the lead shortly afterwards with a long range penalty (10-0). Quick scores from Ethan Godefroy, following an Arthur Allen break, and then Charlie Davies, who won the race to a Jamel Hamilton kick through, gave the Lions a commanding 22-0 lead after just 25 mins. The try bonus point was secured 5 minutes later with a flowing move that saw the ball moved from one side of the pitch to the other where James Stubbs collected an offload from Hamilton. Bouchier adding the conversion (29-0). Bouchier added another penalty before finding Jake Sterland with a wide pass for the winger to round off an impressive first half with a score out wide (37-0). The Lions picked up where they left off second half and early scores from Stubbs and 18 year old Northampton Saints man Charlie Ulcoq put the result beyond any doubt. Bouchier converting one of the tries. (49-0) Malellili Satala produced the moment of the match just before the hour mark. The dual-registered Tigers man, playing in the unfamiliar position of full-back, received the ball inside his own 22 and proceeded to dance through a number of would-be tacklers, to score a sensational solo try. Bouchier converted two of the three tries to stretch the lead to 56-0. Three further scores came from Oliver Taylor, Harry Palmer and Charlie Davies, who completed the rout when he gathered another clever Bouchier chip, to conclude an impressive attacking display. Bouchier added another two conversions to give him an impressive 25 point personal haul. FT 75-0 Head coach Gareth Collins commented: ''As much as the scoreline was unexpected the result certainly wasn't. We've been really unlucky against some top sides in recent weeks so we felt that the wins would come if we sustained our performance levels. DMP actually started the game pretty well but as soon as we got in to our stride we were sensational. We pride ourselves on our attack and most of our scores today came from some really adventurous running rugby so that was really pleasing. We have given ourselves the opportunity to stay up with that result but we wont get carried away. We have a huge game at Esher next week and our focus now switches to that game.''