LONDON Irish lost a tight Premiership contest against visiting Leicester Tigers 12-6, as Shane Geraghty kicked all their points.

The visitors dominated the scrum in the first 40 minutes, which saw the Exiles prop Geoff Cross sin binned.

Freddie Burns kicked two penalties and a drop goal as the Tigers led 9-3 at half-time.

Geraghty added a second penalty after the interval, but another Leicester penalty from David Mele completed the scoring.

The Exiles will look to bounce back to winning ways on Saturday, when they travel to bottom side London Welsh (kick-off 2.30pm).