Leicester claimed their first win of the Premiership season on Saturday as they outclassed Gloucester to run out 24-10 victors at Welford Road.
The much-needed success will lift the gloom at the Tigers as this result moves them ahead of the Cherry and Whites on points difference.
Three first-half tries ultimately won the game for them as Ben Youngs' brace and one from Nick Malouf sent them into the break leading 21-0.
While they could only add three points via the boot of fly-half George Ford after the break, Gloucester needed a good deal more than their only try, which came through loosehead prop Josh Hohneck in the 42nd minute.
They couldn't trouble the scorers from then on as Tigers claimed the win and sent the Cherry and Whites home with nothing for their efforts.
The scorers:
For Leicester:
Tries: B Youngs 2, Malouf
Cons: Ford 3
Pen: Ford
For Gloucester:
Try: Hohneck
Con: Twelvetrees
Pen: Twelvetrees
Leicester: 15 Telusa Veainu, 14 Nick Malouf, 13 Matt Smith, 12 Matt Toomua, 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Sione Kalamafoni, 7 Luke Hamilton, 6 Mike Williams, 5 Joe Maksymiw, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs (c), 1 Ellis Genge
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Greg Bateman, 18 Logovi’i Mulipola, 19 Valentino Mapapalangi, 20 Dominic Ryan, 21 Sam Harrison, 22 Joe Ford, 23 Mathew Tait
Gloucester: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Charlie Sharples, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Billy Twelvetrees, 9 Willi Heinz, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Jacob Rowan, 6 Lewis Ludlow, 5 Jeremy Thrush, 4 Ed Slater, 3 John Afoa, 2 Motu Matu'u, 1 Josh Hohneck
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Val Rapava Ruskin, 18 Gareth Denman, 19 Tom Savage, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Ben Vellacott, 22 Lloyd Evans, 23 Henry Purdy
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys
Assistant referees: Nigel Carrick, John Meredith
TMO: Sean Davey
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