Leicester Tigers ran in five tries as they recorded a 36-3 victory over Gloucester Rugby this afternoon.

Visiting Gloucester took the lead at Welford Road in the first minute when Freddie Burns converted a penalty.

However, the Tigers were in front in the 12th minute when Logovi'i Mulipola went over for the game's first try.

Further tries followed from Steve Mafi and Ben Youngs, both of which were converted by Toby Flood to give Leicester a 19-3 advantage at the break.

Matt Smith and Alesana Tuilagi scored further tries after the restart to make the points safe, while England international Flood widened the margin with two further conversions.