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Leicester Tigers top Gallagher Premiership after 22-16 win

By Drooid · Oct 31, 2026 · How we work

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Leicester Tigers beat Bristol Bears 22-16, earned a bonus point and moved to top of Gallagher Premiership.
Louis Rees-Zammit scored Bristol's only try in the sixth minute, slipping past two defenders.
Freddie Steward marked his 100th Premiership start with a try after Billy Searle’s cross-kick.
Bristol wore letters instead of numbers for Legends Night.
Bristol received yellow cards for Moroni and Jordan, leaving them with 13 players.

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Leicester Tigers captain Ollie Chessum signed a contract extension through 2029.
He has made 88 Leicester appearances and captained the side since 2025.
Chessum played in all three tests of the 2025 Lions tour, which the side won 2-1.
Bristol Bears signed prop Adam Brocklebank from Newcastle Red Bulls after a ten-year spell.
Bristol announced 15 Hall of Fame inductees, including William “Tommy” Thomson and 1900 England star Wallace Jarman.

History

The International Rugby Board’s 26 August 1995 decision to allow open professionalism ended rugby’s amateur era. That shift mirrored broader 1990s institutional reforms, exemplified by the World Medical Association’s reunification of withdrawn members by 1995 after apartheid-related disputes. Leicester Tigers’ 2005 £12 million Mattioli Woods deal and long-term contracts illustrate the lasting commercial focus.

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The International Rugby Board’s 26 August 1995 decision to allow open professionalism ended rugby’s amateur era. That shift mirrored broader 1990s institutional reforms, exemplified by the World Medical Association’s reunification of withdrawn members by 1995 after apartheid-related disputes. Leicester Tigers’ 2005 £12 million Mattioli Woods deal and long-term contracts illustrate the lasting commercial focus.

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