| Leicester Tigers: (26) 47 |
| Tries: Reffell 3, Scott, Wiese, Hassell-Collins, Brown Cons: Pollard 4, Shillcock 2 |
| Newcastle Falcons: (3) 3 |
| Pen: Connon |
Tommy Reffell scored a hat-trick as Leicester Tigers thrashed Newcastle, leaving the Falcons winless and backside of the Premiership desk.
A primary-half Reffell double, and touchdowns from Matt Scott and Jasper Wiese, earned Tigers a bonus level as they led 26-3 on the break.
Wales flanker Reffell accomplished his treble after the break as Tigers eased to a 3rd successive win.
Ollie Hassell-Collins and Mike Brown wrapped up the victory with late tries.
Victory lifts Dan McKellar’s Tigers as much as seventh within the desk, whereas Newcastle’s heaviest league defeat of the season leaves them eight factors adrift on the foot of the desk.
Exeter wanted a second-half fightback to beat the lowly Falcons every week earlier, and a brilliant begin by the guests had them main after 12 minutes.
However a penalty from Brett Connon, who got here in as a late substitute for Louie Johnson, was all they needed to present for his or her relentless early efforts.
And their lead lasted simply three minutes, as Reffell crashed over from a maul for the sport’s first attempt.
Reffell went over once more out broad after Scott punched by means of a spot and dived over for Tigers’ second attempt on the half-hour mark.
Wiese collected a unfastened ball from an tried pick-and-go close to the road to finish the first-half dominance with the five-pointer that earned Tigers simply their second try-scoring bonus level of the season.
It was from one other maul that Reffell added his third and Tigers’ fifth attempt of the day after the interval.
Newcastle had been down a person, following Pedro Rubiolo’s sin-binning for a excessive sort out, when Hassell-Collins went over, however even with a full complement they may not deny Brown a last-gasp rating on a depressing day for the facet from the North East.
Leicester Tigers: Brown; Steward, Scott, Kelly, Hassell-Collins; Pollard, Youngs; Van Wyk, Montoya (capt), Cole; Wells, Chessum, Liebenberg, Reffell, Wiese.
Replacements: Clare, Whitcombe, Hurd, Carter, Rogerson, Whiteley, Shillcock, Kata.
Newcastle Falcons: Obatoyinbo; Radwan, Penny, Moroni, Brown; Connon, Elliott; Brocklebank, Blamire, Bello; Hawkins, De Chaves, Rubiolo, Cross, Chick (capt).
Replacements: Byrne, Brantingham, McCallum, Cardall, Lockwood, Stuart, Jennings, Spencer.
Sin-bin: Rubiolo (61)
Referee: Sara Cox.