Deacon left red-faced by toothless display from his Tigers

■ By ROB WILDMAN

BRETT Deacon did not hold back after a tame Leicester performance left the big home support stunned.
Deacon, the assistant coach in charge during the Premiership Cup, said he was embarrassed by a display which saw Worcester lead 26-0 at half-time.
Deacon questioned his team’s attitude in that first half though the inexperienced Tigers fought back in the second to dominate.
However, by that stage a stronger Worcester team had closed out a match to win by five tries to two relying on some glorious counter-attacks in the first 40. Deacon said he was “unbeli...

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