Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Weather › Olly Woodburn double stuns Leicester as Exeter end...
Weather

Olly Woodburn double stuns Leicester as Exeter end Tigers’ unbeaten run at home

The Guardian Sport Sunday 31 May 2026, 17:05 UTC By Neil Squires at Mattioli Woods Welford Road 1 min read
Key Points

Leicester 26-35 ExeterFourth-placed Chiefs face Saracens to decide playoff spotExeter became the first away side to win in the league at Welford Road in 14 months as two tries from the veteran full-back Olly Woodburn delivered a terrific win for the Chiefs. In material terms the win made little difference to Exeter – they still need to beat Saracens at home in their final game of the regular season to reach the playoffs next weekend. But they will go into the Sandy Park shootout with belief...

  • Leicester 26-35 Exeter

  • Fourth-placed Chiefs face Saracens to decide playoff spot

Exeter became the first away side to win in the league at Welford Road in 14 months as two tries from the veteran full-back Olly Woodburn delivered a terrific win for the Chiefs.

In material terms the win made little difference to Exeter – they still need to beat Saracens at home in their final game of the regular season to reach the playoffs next weekend. But they will go into the Sandy Park shootout with belief coursing through them after storming the Tigers’ lair.

Continue reading...
Olly Woodburn (PERSON) Leicester (LOCATION) Exeter (LOCATION) Tigers (ORG) ExeterFourth (ORG) Saracens (PERSON) Welford Road (LOCATION) Sandy Park (LOCATION)
Originally published by The Guardian Sport Read original →

Related Stories

Brits urged to sprinkle baking soda on their beds this week

Brits urged to sprinkle baking soda on their beds this week As temperatures soar towards the weekend, an expert has shared how baking soda can come in very handy. Brits could be on course for another heatwave by the weekend, with temperatures of up to 28C forecast. As the mercury climbs across the UK, many people are likely to sweat more in bed than they would during the winter months, with much of that moisture ending up absorbed by their mattress.

Daily Mirror 1h ago

French government seeks to defuse crisis after girl's killing exposes judicial failings

A snowballing political crisis over the judiciary's handling of child sexual violence cases ⁠erupted in France after the killing of an 11-year-old girl known only as Lyhanna, who went missing in the town of Fleurance on May 29 after leaving school. Attention focused on the justice system after prosecutors said the main suspect had been ‌accused of raping a minor in an investigation opened following a complaint filed in August 2025, but was not questioned until his ⁠arrest over Lyhanna's...

France 24 1h ago

How undrafted players became so vital to teams' su...

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jalen Chatfield never got the chance to hear his name called at the NHL draft. It's been more than a decade since every team passed him by when he was eligible, and during that time, he found a way to make an impression. He went to three different development and rookie camps across the league before eventually playing his first NHL game in January 2021 with the Vancouver Canucks.

ESPN 3h ago

The strongest El Nino in more than a century may be coming

The strongest El Nino in more than a century may be coming June 10, 2026A potentially powerful El Nino developing in the Pacific Ocean could reshape weather patterns around the world in the coming weeks. Forecasters that warn this could be among the strongest El Nino events on record. There’s "real potential for the strongest El Nino event in 140 years," said Paul Roundy, a professor of atmospheric and environmental sciences at the State University of New York at Albany.

Deutsche Welle 4h ago