Leicester Rally From 19-0 To Beat Harlequins

Leicester Tigers produced a sensational second-half fightback to beat Harlequins 29-19 at Welford Road after trailing 19-0, opening their home Premiership campaign with a comeback victory. A 52nd-minute yellow to Harlequins' Jack Walker proved the turning point as Leicester scored four tries in the final 25 minutes — Will Wand (two), Jack van Poortvliet and Ollie Hassell-Collins — while Billy Searle kicked three conversions and a penalty. Harlequins had led through three Jarrod Evans penalties and a Will Porter try but also lost captain Alex Dombrandt to injury during the match. The win was Geoff Parling’s first Premiership victory as Tigers head coach. Pre-match changes saw Ollie Chessum return, Solomone Kata start in midfield and Hanro Liebenberg ruled out, strengthening Leicester's selection for the comeback. The result extended Harlequins' poor start under new boss Jason Gilmore to back-to-back defeats.