Wasps' Dai Young makes no excuses for derby defeat against..

...'clinical' Leicester Tigers.

Wasps chief Dai Young had no complaints or excuses after Leicester stole the show in front of a record-breaking Ricoh Arena crowd.

The Tigers had the edge in attack, logging three decisive tries, and defence, shackling the home side’s free-scoring backs despite having to play the entire second half a man short after Fijian centre Seremaia Bai’s red card.

And having acknowledged the visitors’ superiority, director of rugby Young insisted that his side must match those standards to become play-off regulars in the Aviva Premiership.

“I’m pleased with the occasion,” he said, “it was fantastic. But the best team won.

“You don’t get into the top four year after year without being clinical and they were.

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