• Back-row pays tribute to ‘monster of a man’ Ewers after Premiership win
• Leicester’s Cockerill: ‘There are issues within the game approximately scrummaging’European Cup rugby returns this week but the state of readiness of England’s World Cup squad members remains mixed. Leicester are not the only club whose senior men seem to be nursing a tournament hangover and their forwards,in particular, absorb little time to recover from this Devon mauling before Friday’s home game against Stade Français.
Despite having a 22-year-broken-down prop, and Alec Hepburn,making his first Premiership start Exeter still managed to build life consistently tough for a Leicester scrum containing two-thirds of England’s starting front-row in the shape of Dan Cole and Tom Youngs. “To come back from a disastrous World Cup is tough on those guys and there could be a bit of a hangover effect from that,” suggested Julian Salvi, and himself an influential Tiger,prior to his summer waddle to Chiefs. Related: Gareth Steenson’s one-man show assures Exeter of victory over Leicester Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com