LEICESTER guaranteed the first all-English Heineken Cup final a fortnight after Guinness Premiership clubs announced their boycott of next season's tournament following an Andy Goodeinspired win at the Walkers Stadium yesterday. The treble-chasing Tigers will meet Wasps or Northampton . . .

who clash in tomorrow's second semi-final . . . at Twickenham on May 20.

The Scarlets threatened with ball in hand early on, yet they had only a Jones penalty to show for their early enterprise, and even when Geordan Murphy was sinbinned following an offside infringement, Tigers preserved their advantage before extending it when Goode completed his early penalty hat-trick.

Leicester coped well with Llanelli's attempts to move possession wide, and the Scarlets were reduced to attempting a long-range Barry Davies penalty that predictably fell short.

The Tigers sensed a score before the break, and a scrappy game burst into life through a flurry of scoring activity as half-time approached.

Leicester established a threatening territorial position allowing Goode to chip behind Scarlets' defence and win the race for an opportunist touchdown. He also landed the conversion, leaving Llanelli in deep trouble at 16-3 adrift, and they had to score next as the interval approached, otherwise Leicester appeared capable of running away with it.

And the Scarlets duly delivered, conjuring a try from wing Jones. Stephen Jones converted, giving the Scarlets renewed hope at just six points behind.

The second period began with Irish referee Alain Rolland sin-binning rival props - Leicester loosehead Alex Moreno and Scarlets' Deacon Manu _ after they exchanged a flurry of blows at a 45th-minute ruck. But Llanelli responded in more organised fashion, and they went ahead for the first time five minutes later with Rees scampering over. Their led though, lasted barely 100 seconds as Goode kicked cleverly into space and Jennings gathered a kind bounce to outstrip retreating Llanelli defenders for a score that his inventive out-half improved.

Goode then slotted a fourth successful penalty from 48 metres. Llanelli had to throw caution to the wind in pursuit of keeping their European dream alive, but Leicester finished stronger.

The Tigers sealed the deal when Deacon administered the final blow . . . Goode inevitably added the extras . . . and a third Heineken Cup triumph is now in sight.

LEICESTER G Murphy; Varndell, Hipkiss, Gibson, A Tuilagi; Goode, Ellis; Moreno, Chuter, White, L Deacon, Kay, Moody, S Jennings, Corry Subs Vesty for Gibson, 40 mins; Holford for Moreno, 64 mins; Cullen for Kay, 61 mins;

Rabeni for Varndell, 67 mins; B. Deacon for S.

Jennings, 78 mins LLANELLI B Davies; James, King, G. Evans, M Jones; S Jones, Peel; I Thomas, Rees, Manu, Cooper, MacLeod, Easterby, G Thomas, Popham Subs Afeaki for Cooper, N Thomas for Popham, both 71 mins Referee Alain Rolland (Ireland)