"When Moody last pulled on a Leicester shirt here, 15 years ago, before moving to Bath, where he still lives, for the last two years of a storied career, Leicester were more or less still at the peak of their powers, while Bath found themselves in the middle of a long drought without the title they had come to know so well. Times have changed since."
"In retrospect, Bath did not stand a chance. Sure enough, in a last-minute assault on the Bath line, the Tigers managed to coax one last penalty out of the Bath defence. Billy Searle, on for the excellent James O'Connor, the experienced Wallaby making his first start for Leicester, darted blind, and Thomas du Toit caught him high, for which offence he saw yellow. With the last kick of the game, Searle landed the penalty on an angle to steal the win."
Leicester staged a dramatic late comeback to defeat Bath with a last-minute penalty by Billy Searle. Martin Johnson and former Leicester players honored Lewis Moody at halftime after Moody announced a diagnosis of motor neurone disease. Moody last played for Leicester 15 years earlier before finishing his career at Bath, and he affirmed that Welford Road would always be his rugby home. Bath began strongly and dominated possession early, leading 17-7 in the first half-hour. Leicester regrouped, tightened their defence, and exploited a high tackle that saw Thomas du Toit yellow-carded, allowing Searle to clinch the victory.
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