Leicester Tigers' painful defeat to Northampton will spur us on,...
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The memory of last season’s Aviva Premiership play-off defeat to Northampton Saints still rankles with Leicester Tigers back-row forward Julian Salvi.
Tigers crashed out 21-20 to their great rivals at Franklins Gardens having led 17-6 at half-time.
The hosts, though, snatched a last-gasp victory leaving Salvi, his team-mates and Tigers’ supporters in a state of despair.
“We could have got through to the final,” said Salvi ahead of Saturday’s trip to Exeter Chiefs.
“It was a matter of two minutes at the end when we fell off our guard.
“We defended for the whole second half which isn’t ide…
Tigers crashed out 21-20 to their great rivals at Franklins Gardens having led 17-6 at half-time.
The hosts, though, snatched a last-gasp victory leaving Salvi, his team-mates and Tigers’ supporters in a state of despair.
“We could have got through to the final,” said Salvi ahead of Saturday’s trip to Exeter Chiefs.
“It was a matter of two minutes at the end when we fell off our guard.
“We defended for the whole second half which isn’t ide…
