Lions snatch it at the death

By ADAM HUNTER
Bournemouth 16 Leicester L ……17
IT was agony at the death for the second successive home match for Bournemouth as they lost 17-16 to Leicester Lions.
The Dorset side looked to have snatched a second victory of the season when scrum-half Grant Hancox landed a penalty with five minutes remaining but Ben Young made no mistake with a penalty on 80 minutes to win it for Leicester.
The game began in disastrous fashion for Bournemouth as they went 8-0 down inside five minutes, a penalty from Young was followed swiftly by a try in the corner for Kaz Henderson.
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