Leicester Tigers 28 Sale 8: Who'd have thought a home semi could...
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Leicester Tigers moved to within one point of a home semi-final berth with a 28-8 win over Sale Sharks.
Let that fact sink in for a minute.
After a season that has been riddled with injuries, continuity issues, coaching changes and big players announcing their departure, Tigers could, quite conceivably, earn a semi-final at Welford Road.
That is a long way off yet.
Indeed, they will have to maintain the sort of form they showed against Sale for the rest of the season.
But with six games to go in the Aviva Premiership's most exciting campaign to date, Leicester are well in the mix…
Let that fact sink in for a minute.
After a season that has been riddled with injuries, continuity issues, coaching changes and big players announcing their departure, Tigers could, quite conceivably, earn a semi-final at Welford Road.
That is a long way off yet.
Indeed, they will have to maintain the sort of form they showed against Sale for the rest of the season.
But with six games to go in the Aviva Premiership's most exciting campaign to date, Leicester are well in the mix…