Leicester 33-32 London Irish: Exiles fall short after Hepetema head rush

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Leicester Tigers 33-32 London Irish

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Kini Murimurivalu of Leicester Tigers dives over to score his side's third try during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Leicester Tigers and London Irish at Welford Road on March 05, 2021 in Leicester, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

TERRENCE Hepetema will remember his night at Welford Road for all the wrong reasons.
Irish’s forceful centre faces a ban for his 59thminute head high challenge which gave referee Wayne Barnes a simple decision to show a red card.
And to add to Hepetema’s tough night, he also conceded a penalty for obstruction which caused a try in the second half by scrum-half Nick Phipps to be ruled out.
Irish boss Declan Kidney refused to comment on the red-card challenge which left Leicester wing Kobus van Wyk needing a head injury assessment.
However, Kidney did concede the incident contributed to Irish...

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