THE LECIESTER TIGERS BECAME the first team to reach the Champions Cup in the round of 16 as a 44-29 win at Clermont earned them a third straight victory in the competition.
In a thrilling tie, two-time European champions Leicester edged France’s try count by five to four and picked up an attacking bonus point.
Matt Scott, Harry Simmons and Dan Kelly all scored first-half tries for the Tigers.
Scott and then James Cronin, at the last minute, added more scores after the break.
South African international Handre Pollard scored 14 points on his first start for Leicester in the tournament.
Bautista Delguy, Etienne Fourcade, Anthony Belleau and Paul Jedrasiak landed tries for Clermont.
The French were undone by indiscipline, conceding three times as many penalties as Leicester.
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