Depleted Leicester stun South Africa

Leicester 22 South Africa 17

A Tigers XV shorn of five England players and eight others through injury and unavailability was expected to provide cannon fodder for a rampant Springbok squad, who arrived for the start of their European tour on a golden run which included a 2-1 defeat of the Lions and a commanding Tri-Nations series.

But Leicester opened up a surprise 16-8 lead in the first half on the back of sure kicking from their 20-year-old scrum-half Ben Youngs, and a superb try from Argentina winger Lucas Amorosino. And the Guinness Premiership champions were able to weather a belated Boks response late in the game.