MacGinty misses out as Tigers hold nerve

By GARY FITZGERALD

Bristol ................................ 26pts
Tries: Radradra 4, Piutau 24, Byrne 64, Ibitoye 75
Conversions: Sheedy 25, MacGinty 65, 76

Leicester .......................... 26pts
Tries: Kelly 30, Ashton 36, Montoya 40
Conversions: Burns 40
Penalties: Burns 17, 21, 62
AJ MacGinty missed a dramatic last-gasp penalty which would have given Bristol a dramatic fightback win as 14-man champions Leicester held out at Ashton Gate.
The fly-half was gifted the chance to be the home hero when Tigers were penalised for going offside after Pat Lam’s men had fought back from a ...

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