Depleted Tigers 'must show backbone'
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Leicester boss Richard Cockerill admits the resolve of his side will be tested by the Tigers' growing injury crisis.
England hooker
Tom Youngs
(shoulder), international team-mate Geoff Parling (concussion) and winger Niall Morris (ankle) were hurt in the
45-0 defeat at Bath on Saturday.
The injury list also includes
Ed Slater,
Manu Tuilagi and Anthony Allen.
"We need to show some steel and backbone," director of rugby Cockerill told
BBC East Midlands Today.
"We need to get out there, do what we do and keep the critics quiet.…
England hooker
Tom Youngs
(shoulder), international team-mate Geoff Parling (concussion) and winger Niall Morris (ankle) were hurt in the
45-0 defeat at Bath on Saturday.
The injury list also includes
Ed Slater,
Manu Tuilagi and Anthony Allen.
"We need to show some steel and backbone," director of rugby Cockerill told
BBC East Midlands Today.
"We need to get out there, do what we do and keep the critics quiet.…