Charteris keeps chin up despite defensive frailty

Feeling fresh: Luke Charteris

LUKECharteris knows last week’s defensive nightmare against Newcastle cannot be repeated at Wasps today if Bath are to get back on track.
Thirty-two missed tackles and three soft tries conceded in the opening 18 minutes tell the tale of a chastening 33-32 home defeat to the Falcons, which raised serious question marks over Bath’s right to be considered title contenders.
Charteris said: “We lost that game in the first 20 minutes when three or four individual errors led to tries, which you can’t afford at this level.
“It was a har...

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