Handre Pollard kicked two penalty goals in Leicester’s Premiership semi-final win against Sale on Saturday.

The Tigers triumphed 21-16 at home and will now take on Bath in a Twickenham showpiece on 14 June that sees the two fallen giants of the English game looking to recapture former glories.

Leicester will be chasing a record-extending 12th league title against six-time champions Bath, bidding for a trophy treble after already winning the Premiership Rugby Cup and European Challenge Cup this season.

Veteran coach Michael Cheika now has the chance to finish his time with the Tigers on a high after an ideal home send-off for retiring club greats Dan Cole and Ben Youngs, as well as the departing Pollard and Julian Montoya.

“You get nervous but you do enjoy it,” Cheika told TNT Sports. “There’s part of you inside that loves that tight battle.

“I thought we played really good today and we still couldn’t get away from them, which shows how good they were.

“They lifted their game, we didn’t drop, but we didn’t lift our game to go with them – but we hung strong at the end.”

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Winger Adam Radwan struck twice in the first half as Leicester surged into a 13-3 lead.

Sale fought back to draw level before replacement Izaia Perese sprinted over to secure Leicester’s place in the final against table-toppers Bath, who defeated southwest rivals Bristol 34-20 in Friday’s first semi-final.

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