Playoff pain will work in our favour long term says Dai Young

Dai Young believes Wasps‘ double dose of semi-final heartache will strengthen their bid to recapture the cub’s glory days.
Defeat in last week’s Premiership semi-final ended Wasps’ season, following on from their Champions Cup last four loss to Saracens.
Young, below, declares the campaign a success, however, telling TRP: “I’ve constantly said we wanted to be a top six side, but we got into the top four so we’ve exceeded where we wanted to be.
“The club’s had lean years, but I’d like to think we’re back. We hope to be a consistent top six team over the next five or six years.
“If we can then push into the top four and compete in the Champions Cup on a regular basis, we’ll be thrilled. And then if we can get our hands on silverware we’ll be over the moon.”
Young wants his side to emulate European champions Saracens, adding: “They have done a great job and it’s fantastic for English rugby.
“They’ve been on a journey to win the European Cup that’s probably taken them seven years, while we’re just in year two of ours. What Sarries did gives us confidence, and an understanding that it doesn’t happen overnight.
“We’ve had two hard semi-final losses and some heartache, but it makes you stronger and if you keep persevering you’ll get there.”
Young, 48, looks certain to coach internationally one day but will not repeat Stuart Lancaster‘s mistake of jumping in too soon.
He added: “You want to test yourself at the highest level but I want to get as much experience and knowledge, then make Test rugby one of my last jobs.
“You look at good coaches who go into that international environment and if things don’t work out, it’s difficult to find employment after that. It’s a public humiliation and a coach takes a battering.
“Test rugby is not a learning ground so I want to be experienced enough to take everything that’s chucked at me and not be fazed.”