Leicester’s gang of four helping ease Tom’s pain

■ By NEALE HARVEY
LEICESTER captain Tom Youngs admits he still carries the scars of last month’s humiliating 43-0 home defeat by Glasgow but has revealed how a quartet of Tigers legends have enabled him fight through the dark times. Youngs, who assumed the captaincy at the start of the season, has endured a torrid campaign which culminated in the sacking of rugby director Richard Cockerill and the horrific Champions Cup drubbing that followed.
The recovery is now on – last week’s impressive 34-9 hammering of Gloucester proved that – but Youngs, 30, told TRP: &l...

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