Defiant: Leicester lock Graham Kitchener

GRAHAM Kitchener reckons Leicester’s durability in adversity will enable them to ruin Wasps’ party and reach a first Premiership final in four years.
Last week’s tragic family news affecting Tom and Ben Youngs has added to the emotional piquancy driving Tigers at the end of a campaign in which three head coaches have come and gone and legendary prop Marcos Ayerza retired early.
Add an injury list that has consumed star signings Matt Toomua and JP Pietersen, as well as the saga surrounding the departures of Freddie Burns and Owen ...