Wasps 21 Leicester 26: Tigers spirit prevails when the pressure is on
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Throughout the match at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday Richard Cockerill was his usual noisy, boisterous self, screaming at players and officials with equal passion and volume.
But when the final whistle came, and with it a Leicester victory, the Leicester director of rugby appeared almost overwhelmed.
This win meant that much.
As his captain, Ben Youngs explained afterwards: “We do not want to be the first team in 10 years not to make the play-offs.
Everything about Cockers is Leicester and very rarely do you get a director of rugby or coach, like Geordan Murphy, who is that club throu…
But when the final whistle came, and with it a Leicester victory, the Leicester director of rugby appeared almost overwhelmed.
This win meant that much.
As his captain, Ben Youngs explained afterwards: “We do not want to be the first team in 10 years not to make the play-offs.
Everything about Cockers is Leicester and very rarely do you get a director of rugby or coach, like Geordan Murphy, who is that club throu…