Leicester hope to hang on to Mathew Tait after Bayonne move falters

• Merger with Biarritz throws centre’s two-year deal into doubt • He could still be an option for England, says Richard Cockerill• Lancaster to take no chances with training squadRichard Cockerill, Leicester’s director of rugby, has turned his attentions from the scrutiny surrounding Manu Tuilagi to the future of another centre in Mathew Tait, the forgotten England international whose good form has helped propel the Tigers into Saturday’s Premiership semi-final play-off at Bath.Cockerill refused to elaborate on the club’s continuing internal inquiry into Tuilagi’s conviction last week for assa…