Tigers anticipate hot reception
January 18, 2002

The Leicester Tigers re-visit the site of their shock exit in last year's competiton and are expecting a fired up Harlequins side hoping of a repeat in their Powergen Cup quarter-final clash.

Influential flanker Neil Back commented, "I expect the game will be sold out. Their crowd will be up for it. They like it when the Tigers visit, its normally a good buzz down there.

"We are looking forward to it. It's all about running and progressing in the competition."

Tigers boss Dean Richards, commenting on his side's defeat at The Stoop last year added, "I don't think revenge is ever on our minds. I don't think that really enters in to the equation"

Richards also spoke of the Tigers' desire to claim the one trophy they missed ot on last year.

"I think this game is right up there. It is a piece of silverware that we want. Like the Zurich Championship or Premiership, the Powergen Cup is a piece that we would like. Pretty sure that if we lose this weekend or in the semis or the final you will see just as sadden and sorry state of players after the game as you saw last week."

Of the challenge facing his side Saturday Richard saind, "We can take heart from the last victory at The Stoop but last year we did exactly the same thing - beat them twice and still went down and lost in the semi final of the Tetley Bitter Cup."

"Selection hasn't been finalised yet but we are not going to make too many changes from last week. We might have to make some changes but nobody is definitely ruled out at this stage apart from Tim Stimpson."

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