Howard wary of Wasps cup final sting

LEICESTER boss Pat Howard has dismissed the Tigers’ Guinness Premiership demolition of Wasps as an irrelevance when it comes to their European showdown at Twickenham next month.

Wasps, three-time league champions via the play-offs, failed to reach this season’s knockout stages after suffering a crushing 40-26 defeat.

It left the Londoners in fifth place, paying a hefty price for dismal Premiership away form which has seen them record a solitary away win since September.