Disappointed Wasps look to bounce back at Bath
Wasps are confident they can put nightmare memories of a Heineken Cup horror show behind them when the Allied Dunbar Premiership swings back into action this weekend.
The ninth-placed Londoners, currently trailing league leaders Gloucester by 11 points, have much ground to make up.
And they will arrive at Bath tomorrow still smarting from a Stradey Park mauling against fellow European quarter-finalists Llanelli.
Wasps' 25-15 defeat cost them a priceless home tie in the last eight, sending Lawrence Dallaglio and company to Premiership rivals Northampton while Llanelli can relish playing host to Cardiff during quarter-final weekend of April 15-16.
"The players are intensely disappointed with what we felt was a below-standard performance against Llanelli," said skipper Dallaglio. "The most disappointing aspect was that the hunger and desire which Llanelli's players clearly had could not be matched by ourselves.
"We didn't make effective use of our possession and I cannot remember the last time we conceded four tries in one game. But we haven't become a bad team overnight - we've got to pull together and work hard."
Fly-half Alex King's hamstring injury is expected to sideline him for the second successive match, and stand-in number 10 Josh Lewsey shares Dallaglio's sense of determination.
"Our performance against Llanelli should not be taken as a guide of our capabilities as a team - we are very disappointed at losing," said Lewsey.
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