MAY AND FORD PILE ON POINTS Masterclass as duo roar for Tigers
LEICESTER ................ 34 GLOUCESTER ............. 16
JONNY May stuck the knife into his old club – before being labelled a national treasure by his governor. The England wing, who left Gloucester in 2017, scored twice as Leicester jumped up to sixth place in the league from ninth.
There was a master class from George Ford at fly-half, as he scored 19 points including a try, and some punishing hits from Manu Tuilagi who lasted another 80 minutes.
This was the first time Leicester have won back-to-back home games since March and Gloucester’s streak of not winning at Welford Road now stretches to 12 years.
May was at the centre of it, before coming off with 15 minutes left, scoring his ninth and 10th tries of the season and showing his form ahead of the Six Nations.
Leicester boss Geordan Murphy said: “Jonny is world class and he is always going to be up for it against Gloucester, his old club.
“Guys tend to have a little point to prove playing against their mates. Jonny was great today. I was a bit concerned in the 65th minute but it was cramp.
“We got him off pretty quickly and he will be important for the whole country in the coming weeks.”
Leicester scored four tries but Gloucester could only manage one, their backline missing Danny Cipriani who is set to return from injury in the next couple of weeks.