SMASH! 

Leicester's Peter Betham absolutely pummels replacement fly-half Jules Plisson to the floor and it's a penalty turnover. 

Tigers clear and stop Stade in their tracks. 

Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

"Freddie Burns is growing into the responsibility of having the 10 jersey here at Leicester. They've had big players in that shirt over the years and there's the expectancy to run the game. Maybe we shouldn't count him out for England?"

Freddie Burns has been brilliant for Leicester today, scoring 16 points, but he's just limped off gingerly. He got a huge reception from the home crowd on his way off. Owen Williams is on at fly-half.

Elsewhere, Stade have brought on Jules Plisson and Willem Alberts for Morne Steyn and Jono Ross. 

Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

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"They seem so well linked and in tune with each other the Leicester back line. Leicester are playing out of their own half and they have to keep the ball in hand."

Stade Francais have really been putting pressure on the hosts, pinning them back in their own half for the last 10 minutes.

But some dodgy handling from the French sees them loose possession and momentum.

Ben Youngs tries to clear the danger but his box kick is caught by Djibril Camara. 

Stade try to force their way forward, but it's Leicester who earn a scrum, and number nine Youngs clears a bit better this time. 

This is breathless stuff. 

Stade think they have gone over but ball carrier Morne Steyn crossed with Geoffrey Doumayrou on his way over so it's chalked off. 

It's a Leicester scrum five metres from the try line. 

Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

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"Stade were coming back into the game but it was a lovely short-side run from Nike Goneva after the vision of Ben Youngs. But Leicester keep coughing up the ball and it's different to the first half."

Matt Dawson
2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

"Leicester fell for an enormous dummy. Sergio Parisse got down the short side and really there was nowhere to go and he chucked it to Julien Dupuy. I think it was out of sheer panic that he threw an outrageously huge dummy and Leicester fell for it."

I lied about there being no replacements. Stade second row Alexandre Flanquart is off with a massive bag of ice on his eye, so Paul Gabrillagues is on.

Scrum to Leicester in a dangerous position - only about five metres from their own try line. 

We're off again for the second half. 

No replacements to report as yet. 

Some first-half stats for you. Leicester bossing it, basically. 

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Former England coach Stuart Lancaster has spoken publicly for the first time since his sacking, in an exclusive interview with BBC Radio 5 live.

Lancaster speaks candidly about the team's World Cup failure, on the short-lived union career of Sam Burgess, and meeting with his successor Eddie Jones.

Maybe we're bias, but it's worth a listen and a read here. 

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Some sad news from Leicester's Premiership rivals Gloucester, who have announced the death of former full-back Martin Roberts, external at the age of just 48.

Roberts played for his local team in the 1990s, at the turn of the professional era. 

The winner of this game will play Toulon or Racing 92 in the semi-finals, who battle it out later this afternoon.

England legend Jonny Wilkinson has given his backing to Toulon, his former team and reigning champions.

A loose translation (cheers Google): "Come on guys! A very important match and I am with you 100%"

Job half done for the hosts. Three tries give Leicester a decent advantage with 40 minutes to go.

Stade Francais have a line-out in the Leicester 22 and it's stolen by the Tigers and kicked clear by Freddie Burns. 

It was an easy steal as well. Massively under-thrown by Jonathan Ross.