So plenty for both head coaches to ponder after seeing their respective sides run out in anger for the first time after a long pre-season.

That's all from us at the Madejski Stadium this afternoon, thanks for joining us. You can read the full match report right here.

We'll be back with more live Premiership action on Friday night. 

The action may be done and dusted in Berkshire, but the World Cup quarter-final between Scotland and Australia is still ongoing.

The Wallabies lead by just six points as we speak, and you can follow the last 25 minutes or so by clicking here.

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London Irish forward Tom Guest on BBC Radio Berkshire

And that's the final action of the game.

Leicester take the win in a game of few tries, but plenty of opportunities.

London Irish showed some fight, but couldn't quite find their finishing touch.

Leicester force one more infringement from Irish as they look to salvage a bonus point.

They're penalised for not releasing and Tommy Bell caps off his afternoon by adding another three points thanks to the ball just creeping in off the inside of the post.

Mistake after mistake after mistake.

Topsy Ojo breaks through, he tries to offload to Shane Geraghty who fumbles.

Leicester counter, but Mike Fitzgerald's pass doesn't get caught and Leicester miss the chance to finish in style.

Tommy Bell makes no mistake. Around 45 metres out, from the right, he finds the middle of the posts.

Leicester again find some phases and Irish are penalised for leaving a hand in.

This could be the kick to finish it...

Leo Halavatau gets in a big hit on Mike Williams that you could hear all the way up here in the top tier of the stand!

Knocked him back some four metres.

Ouch!

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London Irish forward Tom Guest on BBC Radio Berkshire

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David Sisi and Scott Steele come off the bench for Irish in place of George Skivington and Brendan McKibbin.

Will the fresh legs make a difference? 

The floodlights at The Madejski Stadium are starting to take full effect now as we enter the last 10 minutes.

Can Tom Coventry's side get themselves in front?

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Irish just hanging in the game here as Leicester look to kill it off with a try.

Tigers get sloppy though out wide with a knock on and the Exiles can breathe again.

Leicester Tigers fly-half Owen Williams is on now, making his first appearance since the beginning of February following surgery on a knee ligament injury.

Irish really up against it here, but they withstand the pressure five metres from the line as Leicester kill the ball on the floor.

George Catchpole makes a huge break for Leicester. He spins it wide to Harry Thacker, but he can't hold on to get there and is forced out of play.

Shane Geraghty into the action for London Irish in place of Alex Lewington.

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Ex-Leicester flanker on BBC Radio Leicester

Replacement Leicester number eight Opeti Fonua thought he'd got the try for Leicester, but it's not given and there's a knock on spotted instead.

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Tigers scrum-half Sam Harrison plays a lovely dummy to break through the line and now Leicester look dangerous.

Richard Cockerill barks out "OFFSIDE" from behind me and Leicester don't get the penalty, but they are up to Irish's five metre line with a line-out.