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Cockerill allays Flood fearsCockerill allays Flood fears

Author:  Andrew Allen
Posted on:07 March 2010 - 12:40 PM
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Leicester Tigers head coach Richard Cockerill has allayed fears that a head injury will force Toby Flood to miss next weekend's Calcutta Cup clash between England and Scotland.

The fly-half suffered a bang to the head and was eventually substituted in the early stages of the second half as Leicester extended their recent excellent run by beating London Irish 35-19 at Welford Road.

Cockerill said: "He was a little dazed but nothing serious. He had it early in the game and we looked at him at half-time, he was a bit hazy in his vision so we decided to bring him off early in the second half.

"He will be fine (for Murrayfield). It was a physical game in lots of ways, it's a precaution and we are looking after him.

"The performance in the first half was fantastic. The second half was a bit scrappy and a bit disjointed but obviously losing Toby didn't help that.

"But I am delighted with the performance. We scored four tries against a good side so you can't ask for anything more than that.

"The players had a tough week on the training field after last week (a 19-3 defeat at Northampton) and mentally it's been hard for everyone. It was good to bounce back and five points was just what we needed."



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