Leicester Tigers 29 London Wasps 11: A game to forget but a result to remember

This game between the two domestic giants of the last decade, which used to represent the pinnacle of the English game, can be encapsulated in a small series of phases that occurred in the second half. Within the space of a few minutes Wasps threw an interception pass to their opponents, Leicester kick it out on the full, Wasps throw into the lineout was not straight, Leicester lost the resulting ball off the base of the scrum, Wasps knocked it on and then conceded a penalty at the scrum. Fluidity was to this game as hopes of keeping New Year's resolutions are to the rest of us: something to be aspired to but, realistically, never achieved...

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Leicester Tigers 30 Northampton Saints 25: A derby to remember

With the swing of another Tuilagi arm at Chris Ashton’s head on Saturday, Leicester Tigers fans forgot their bottom-of-the-table woes and felt themselves thrust back to their rightful position as one of the Premiership’s big boys, tussling with fellow heavyweights for supremacy. A Samoan right hook smashed those memories of excruciating World Cup weeks, which now lie dormant in the mind. The club can chalk them up as ‘lessons learnt’ for four years time.

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