Cockerill expects more from Tigers

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Jeremy Staunton kicked Leicester to a 15-9 victory over Harlequins at The Stoop as the defending champions bounced back from last weekend's surprise defeat at Sale.

"We have had to work with the combination of (jeremy) Staunton and (Anthony) Allen, who weren't with us last year. That takes time to bed in and the accuracy is sometimes not what we would like it to be," said Cockerill. "But you lose Toby Flood, Sam Vesty, Aaron Mauger and Alesana Tuilagi to injury and you are not going to be as fluid as you would like."

He added: "People remember how we finished last season but it is not about being in championship-winning form now. We have to grind out the wins or the bonus points.

"With all respect to Staunton, any team down to their third choice 10 is going to be a little bit different.

"We needed to win because two away games is a tough start. We didn't play particularly well last week and two defeats on the bounce at the start would not have been great.

"Not scoring tries in two games is not great for us but it is about getting results. Last year we won five games away from home all year and we have one under the belt now.

"The point we got at Sale last week will be massive come the end of the season and Quins are a good side. They will turn teams over here.

"I thought the boys battled really well and kept their composure when we needed to.

"When we went 9-6 behind the tide was starting to turn but we got to grips with the game again."