A crowd of 59,000 fans greet Leicester and Gloucester as they run out on to the field at a wet Twickenham An early Willie Walker penalty puts Gloucester ahead before Frank Murphy's ninth-minute try gives Leicester the lead The Cherry and Whites receive another blow when Peter Buxton appears to fracture his thumb, forcing him out Walker then cuts the gap to one with another penalty only to see Alesana Tuilagi add another five points soon after With 39 minutes played, Tigers captain Martin Corry crashes over again to help the favourites to a 22-6 half-time lead Another successful Walker penalty after the interval is swiftly met by another Leicester try, this time from Andy Goode Pat Howard's side threaten to run riot when Tuilagi bursts through to score again in the 51st minute Shane Jennings puts the Tigers 30 points ahead before Ryan Lamb manages a consolation try for Gloucester Lewis Moody also scores as Leicester win 44-16 to claim their first domestic double, having already won the EDF Energy Cup
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