Leicester 15-20 Bath: Ollie Hassell-Collins' howler costs Tigers as visitors squirrel away points despite carnage and Finn Russell's rare off-day Tigers wing Ollie Hassell-Collins inexplicably dropped the ball over the line Bath were deserved winners, outscoring their opponents three tries to one Leicester's deficit would have been wiped out had Hassell-Collins not blundered By Alex Bywater Published: 20:46 BST, 29 September 2024 | Updated: 20:46 BST, 29 September 2024 e-mail View comments Ollie Hassell-Collins' howler cost Leicester dearly as Bath survived star man Finn Russell having a rare off-day of his own. This was a scrappy game, regular errors from both sides punctuating play. A rogue squirrel entering the field was one moment where the crowd saw some running in space.
Tigers wing Hassell-Collins inexplicably dropped the ball over the line under no pressure in the act of trying to score what would have been a crucial five points. Bath were deserved winners, outscoring their opponents three tries to one to make up for the fact that fly-half Russell left his kicking boots at home. But Leicester's final deficit would have been wiped out had Hassell-Collins not blundered in the costliest of fashions.
Ollie Hassell-Collins' howler proved costly for Leicester in their 20-15 defeat by Bath Tigers wing Hassell-Collins inexplicably dropped the ball over the line under no pressure 'That's as simplistic as it comes, so there is nothing to talk about,' Leicester boss Michael Chei.
