Back regrets cheating in Heineken Cup

It may have come three months too late for most Munster fans to stomach, but Leicester flanker Neil Back has finally admitted that he now regrets the infamous piece of 'handywork' that tarnished May's Heineken Cup final win.

Back regrets cheating in Heineken Cup

It may have come three months too late for most Munster fans to stomach, but Leicester flanker Neil Back has finally admitted that he now regrets the infamous piece of 'handywork' that tarnished May's Heineken Cup final win.

With Leicester narrowly ahead in a thrilling injury-time finale, Back was caught on camera illegally scooping the ball with his hand back from a Munster scrum put-in, with the Irish side applying heavy pressure near the Tigers' line.

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