A rare game without a try. Wellford Road has always been a tough place to get a result and in hindsight a bonus point for the Ospreys was very lucky indeed. Leicester were by far the better team and in the first half they created enough chances to score half a dozen tries. The final pass seemed to let the Tigers down. It was relentless one traffic in the first half and although no tries were scored Toby Flood managed to land four excellent penalities. Shane Williams responded with a cheeky drop kick on half time and the teams went in 12 - 3. The Ospreys improved in the second half but Hook was having an off day with his place kicking. Leicester were still held at bay by a determined Ospreys defence and they didn't score a point in the second half.
The moment of the match was when Tommy Bowe chipped over the advancing defensive line and hacked on towards the posts. It was a mad dash to ground the ball and would have been a rousing finish to the game but Geordan Murphy managed to scramble back to put pressure on Bowe, and he knocked on. At the final whistle Leicester seemed very pleased to have won. In reality they should have been 20 points clear.
My man of the match: Toby Flood. Solid first half performance.
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