Tigers maul Stade Francais

Freddie Burns notched up 16 points as he led Leicester Tigers to a 41-13 European Cup quarterfinal victory over Stade Francais yesterday to set up a last-four clash against Racing Metro who beat Toulon 19-16. The Tigers built a healthy 24-6 first-half lead thanks to tries from England centre Manu Tuilagi, Fijian winger Niki Goneva and Burns.