LEICESTER’S assistant coach Brett Deacon praised fit-again Mike Fitzgerald after the back row returned from a knee injury which had sidelined him since the opening weekend of the season.
“It is really good to see Mike back”, Deacon said following Fitzgerald’s appearance as a substitute at half-time.
He added: “He stood out for me as a good lesson for everyone who has a longterm injury. The work he did to get back fit was second to none.”
Deacon, who has fronted Leicester’s campaign in the Premiership Cup, was far happier than after the defeat to Wor...