Wasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26, match report: Tigers eye top four after hard-fought win in new derby
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Wasps 21 Leicester Tigers 26, match report: Tigers eye top four after hard-fought win in new derby
You write off Leicester at your peril.
When the pressure is on – and it was most certainly on here with a place in the play-offs at stake in this new Midlands derby – they just know how to win.
This may not be a great Leicester side, but, given the circumstances – they went down to 14 men just before half-time when centre Seremaia Bai was sent off – this was undoubtedly one of their great performances in adversity.
Their commitment and physicality was quite staggering, with hooker Tom Youngs leading the charge in one of his finest matches.
Julian Salvi was imperious at the breakdown…
When the pressure is on – and it was most certainly on here with a place in the play-offs at stake in this new Midlands derby – they just know how to win.
This may not be a great Leicester side, but, given the circumstances – they went down to 14 men just before half-time when centre Seremaia Bai was sent off – this was undoubtedly one of their great performances in adversity.
Their commitment and physicality was quite staggering, with hooker Tom Youngs leading the charge in one of his finest matches.
Julian Salvi was imperious at the breakdown…
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