Brian Moore, writing in The Daily Telegraph, believes that Richard Cockerill's Leicester have got what it takes to claim a dramatic double.

"Richard Cockerill and Dean Richards would not be in anyone's top-10 list of sexy Mourinho-like coaches. Richards' nickname of 'Warren' refers not to any likeness to the Hollywood actor, rather 'Warren ugly -------'. "Neither would be on a top-10 list of academics within rugby, but both have survived the proving ground of Welford Road and both are at the head of the list of English coaches. On Saturday the challenges facing their respective teams were of a different order and one, Cockerill, successfully negotiated a path to the Guinness Premiership final. "The resilience shown by the Leicester Tigers, after the emotion and energy-sapping dramas of extra-time and a penalty shoot-out last week, was remarkable. Cockerill's management of his resources and the tone he has set at the club maintains Leicester's traditions of doggedness, pragmatism and unsentimentality. "Bath were on the end of another lesson in efficiency and in truth were never in the hunt. Though stars such as Geordan Murphy stole the headlines, it was the players of lesser fame that were the core of the win. Sam Vesty and Dan Hipkiss are not members of the regular internationals clique, but they reflect what Leicester have always turned out – hard working, selfless, team-players."