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'I haven't looked back since': Harry Thacker happy to reap the rewards of regular rugby after winning try for Bristol to beat former club Leicester Harry Thacker scored to help Bristol beat old club Leicester 23-20 on Saturday The hooker departed Welford Road in search of more regular playing time  Thacker insists he is not distracted by talk of World Cup spot for England

By Glen Williams For Mailonline

Published: 00:00 BST, 29 April 2019 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 29 April 2019

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Harry Thacker admits he feels vindicated in his decision to leave Leicester after returning with Bristol to score the match-winning try on Saturday.

The hooker left Welford Road at the end of last season having grown frustrated by a lack of game time.

Last January, then 23 and at a crucial juncture in his career, Thacker knew he had a difficult decision to make. But it was one, he believes, he got right.

Harry Thacker grabbed the winning try for Leicester to beat his former club Bristol

Harry Thacker grabbed the winning try for Leicester to beat his former club Bristol

'It was a tough, tough decision,' Thacker said of leaving the East Midlands club. 'For me, I just wanted to play rugby. I had a season three or four years ago when I played a lot of rugby and I saw that I bettered my game just by playing week in, week out.

'But I found I was stagnating a bit, just getting a game here and

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