Dan Cole says Leicester’s refusal to be knocked off their stride by England ransacking their coaching staff is a warning to anyone ruling out a Tigers title defence.
English rugby’s biggest club play away at Sale Sharks on Sunday for the right to meet either Saracens or Northampton in the Gallagher Premiership final on May 27.
In the 20 years since the play-off system was brought in to reduce the chances of Leicester running away with the league every year, only six of the 40 semi-finals have been won by the away team. Given that and the fact Tigers lost home and away to Sale in the regular season, finishing the campaign 10 points behind Alex Sanderson’s men, they are unfancied this weekend.
