Reffell leads Tigers’ smash-and-grab raid

■ By MARK STEVENS

Exeter Chiefs ...................14pts

Tries: Fisilau 48, Cairns 58
Conversions: Hodge 49, 59
Leicester Tigers ............. 17pts

Tries: Liebenberg 64, Reffell 80
Conversion: Shillcock 65, Volavola 80
Drop goal: Shillcock 40
NEW Leicester boss Michael Cheika saw his side produce the perfect ‘smash and grab’ to give him a winning start to life in the Premiership.
With the clock deep into the red, the Tigers were afforded one last throw of the dice against an Exeter side who will be kicking themselves for not killing this game off.
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