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Stuart Barnes believes that defeat at Leicester could be a fatal blow to Wasps' Guinness Premiership hopes in The Times.
"Last week I didn’t know where to start – Saracens versus Leicester had an immense appeal, while second met third as London Irish travelled to the East Midlands and a fractious meeting with the decidedly feisty Northampton Saints. Further north, in terms of geography but as south as the table goes, Leeds laboured against eleventh placed Bath. It was a matter of take your pick - not this weekend.
"All roads lead to Leicester – they did even before a half of the six matches were postponed due to the weather – where Wasps search for an away win which would have been a bonus had they beaten Newcastle as expected last Sunday.
"As it was, their loss and Leicester’s valuable away win at Saracens leaves their bid for a top four spot looking as precarious as their scrum was against Carl Hayman and his North Eastern raiders. Wasps’ industrious and efficient beginning to the season (a rarity in even the great Wasps team of recent years) is beginning to unravel."
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