"Leicester Tigers got the Geoff Parling era off to a flying start as they beat Saracens 20-7 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road in the first round of the reformatted and renamed Prem Rugby Cup. In front of an expectant home crowd, it was the visitors who struck first through Nathan Michelow, following a well executed set-play inside the Tigers' half."
"In Pool A, Sale Sharks produced a dominant second-half performance to beat Bristol Bears 24-15 at a sparsely attended Salford Community Stadium. The Bears started the stronger, Joe Jenkins touching down under the posts following a break from Harry Thacker, before Tom O'Flaherty responded for the home team against the run of play. In deteriorating weather, a determined period of pressure before half-time finally paid dividends for Pat Lam's men as debutant Josh Carrington forced his way over, assisted by AJ MacGinty."
"With Bristol - for whom Louis Rees-Zammit came on for his debut after 50 minutes - unable to escape their own half, replacement scrum-half Dom Hanson turned the game on its head, diving over for Sale's third try following a break from Ollie Davies. Davies then claimed a deserved try of his own with five minutes left, fighting his way over in the corner after a quick passing move involving Rekeiti Ma'asi-White to give Sharks a bonus point."
Leicester Tigers opened Geoff Parling's tenure with a 20-7 victory over Saracens at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Nathan Michelow gave Saracens an early lead from a well-executed set-play, but Hanro Liebenberg crossed before half-time and second-half tries from debutant Jamie Blamire and Emeka Ilione put the result beyond doubt; Will Wand's late score secured all five points. In Pool A, Sale Sharks rallied to beat Bristol Bears 24-15 at Salford Community Stadium. Bristol scored through Joe Jenkins and Josh Carrington, but Sale hit back in the second half with tries from Nathan Jibulu, Dom Hanson and Ollie Davies to claim victory and a bonus point.
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