'Tigers need to show some steel and backbone'

Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has urged his team to bounce back in the wake of their 45-0 hammering at the hands of Bath.



It was just the second time the Tigers had failed to score a point in their Premiership history and Cockerill admitted "we got our backsides smacked" post-match.

Next up for Leicester are London Irish on Saturday and although the Tigers are counting the cost of a lengthy injury list, Cockerill is adamant they have enough about them to get back to winning ways.



"We need to show some steel and backbone," Cockerill told the BBC.

"We need to get out there,…