Trying times for Richard Cockerill

The extremes of emotion experienced at this stage of the season were writ large on the face of Richard Cockerill, the Leicester Tigers director of rugby, when his side clung on to the lead against Wasps four days ago, which preserved their hopes of qualifying for the Aviva Premiership play-offs.

Leicester’s win means that a victory at home to Northampton Saints on Saturday, in the final round of the regular season, will ensure a top-four finish for the 11th consecutive season, a record that has hung heavy during a difficult campaign.

“I think [the emotion] is a bit of everything,”

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