When the Aviva Premiership Rugby Union club the Leicester Tigers travelled to Treviso in Italy, they had only one thing in mind – a repeat of last weekend’s success where they managed a bonus point win over the Italian side. But things didn’t turn out as planned and the record champions of the Premiership barely managed to come back from a losing position to secure a 14-13 victory over the stubborn Italians, as they managed to close the gap at the top of Pool 2 of the Heineken Cup with Toulouse losing their match to the high flying Welsh club Ospreys.
And the Director of Rugby of the club Richard Cockerill has admitted that he doesn’t care about losing the bonus point, all he cares about is the win and is extremely glad that his charges managed to come from behind and secure an all important win, which is extremely significant now that Toulouse have also lost their match. The Leicester Tigers failed to dominate the game and were missing in action for much of the action before a lucky break landed them a penalty towards the end and the penalty try was enough for them to secure victory.
Speaking to Sky Sports News, the Leicester boss stated that he was extremely relieved and satisfied because his boys managed to come away with the win and that is the most important thing at this point in the competition. He added that Treviso played brilliantly and made his players work hard and deserved a round of applause for their efforts.
The Leicester Tigers boss admitted that his boys struggled to get going really and hinted at the negative effect the referee had on the game as well, but all in all, he couldn’t have asked for more as they came back with the win.