Cockerill hails demolition job

LEICESTER director of rugby Richard Cockerill praised the intensity of his side’s performance after they hammered the Scarlets at Welford Road to take control of Heineken Cup Pool 5.

The Tigers had been just 13-10 ahead at the break thanks to a try from prop Martin Castrogiovanni and eight points from the boot of returning fly-half Toby Flood, back from the knee injury that had sidelined him since the opening day of the season.

But they ran riot after the break as their physicality at the breakdown and set-piece prowess proved too much for the Welsh region, with Ben Youngs, man-of-the-match Thomas Waldrom, Tom Croft (2) and Matty Smith all crossing as the bonus-point win was sealed to leave the Tigers four points clear of Perpignan at the top of the section.