LIONS TARGET NEXT STEP

LEICESTER manager Stewart Dickson will urge his riders to cut out mistakes at home as they bid to secure a play-off place this year.

The Lions were involved in plenty of drama in their first season back in the Sports Insure Premiership but missed out on race points difference after spending most of the summer in the top four.

Dickson said: “What I said this time last year when Leicester moved up was that we wanted to be good for the Premiership, and to be able to go and put on a show wherever we go.

“I think we’ve proved we can hack it in this league, and now the aim is to go at least one place higher in the table and to get into those play-offs.

“We still had some great meetings last season and took some good scalps, but ultimately we fell just short of the top four and we want to put that right.

“I think the team we’ve assembled for this year will be competitive wherever we go, but the most important thing is to stop dropping silly points at home. Those will be the words ringing in the ears of my riders.”