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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Gloucester 14 Leicester Tigers 19: The resurgence continues

I mentioned in last week’s post that the battle of attrition against Ulster would be a good warm-up for the upcoming double header against Clermont Auvergne, but little did I realise that it could also act as a rehearsal for a pulsating and hard-fought 19-14 win at Kingsholm. From the statistics, this was a match that Gloucester really should have won, but a resolute team display and some individual moments of brilliance secured the four points for Leicester.

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