Leicester aim to atone for darkest hour against Bath in play-offs

Leicester have had to banish plenty of demons over the course of the Premiership campaign, from the early season humiliation against Bath to the furore this weekend over Manu Tuilagi’s errant late-night behaviour, and will head back to the Recreation Ground on Saturday cleansed of any angst, confident that they can give it an outsider’s crack at causing an upset.

Their experiences have hardened them, their troubles and travails helped pull them together, all of which is the stuff of the champion side that they once were.

They will take that spirit and wizened knowledge with them on their …