Leicester Tigers face off against Exeter Chiefs in Gallagher Premiership Round 1 on Sat 18th September 2021 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 16:00 SAST, 02:00 NZST in New Zealand, 00:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
Leicester Tigers won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by 6 places in the league table with Exeter Chiefs in 1st and Leicester Tigers in 7th as such Exeter Chiefs are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Leicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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