Leicester Tigers overturned a 10-point deficit to beat crisis club Wasps 38-17 in the Premiership Rugby Cup. <\/span><\/p>\n But Tigers, who opened their account through Sean Jansen, hit back as Emeka Ilione, Hosea Saumaki, Sam Edwards and Archie Vanes sealed victory.<\/span><\/p>\n London Irish came from 19 points down to beat Northampton 28-26, while Sale defeated Newcastle 29-21. <\/span><\/p>\n All three winning teams turned around double-digit deficits on a dramatic night of rugby with Irish’s fightback the pick of the bunch. <\/span><\/p>\n When Australian winger James Ramm crossed twice on his Saints debut to add to Sam Graham’s bulldozing opener for Northampton, the visitors seemed home and dry with a 19-0 half-time lead. <\/span><\/p>\n Even when Hallam Chapman got the hosts on the board, Oisin Heffernan went over from a maul to quickly re-establish Northampton’s 19-point lead at 26-7. <\/span><\/p>\n But Chapman’s second gave last season’s runners-up hope and Logan Trotter cut the arrears to five before a last-minute penalty try earned Irish a memorable win to move them eight points cleat at the top of Group C. <\/span><\/p>\n Sale’s recovery was not quite as jaw-dropping, as they leapt above Leicester to the top of Group B, but they did trail winless Newcastle 10-0 after a Marcus Tiffen try and a Josh Thomas conversion and penalty. <\/span><\/p>\n Tries from Elliot Gourlay, Joe Jones and Cal Morris turned the game on its head as Sale led 19-13 but Elliott Obatoyinbo’s superb solo score and a James Blackett penalty nudged Falcons back in front.<\/span><\/p>\n However, Aaron Pope’s try proved decisive for unbeaten Sale, who added a late Tom Curtis penalty despite playing the final 10 minutes with 14 men after Ben Bamber was sin-binned for a high tackle. <\/span><\/p>\n Wasps had recorded back-to-back victories in league and cup despite their perilous plight off the field and began well as Dawkins chased Hartley’s kick to dot down in the corner. <\/span><\/p>\n After Leicester levelled from a maul, with Jansen the man to bundle over, Hartley threw a fine dummy to burst through poor Tigers defending to put the visitors back in front.<\/span><\/p>\n Will Haydon-Wood, who had converted both Wasps tries, added a penalty to take the lead into double figures but that proved to be as good as it got for the visitors. <\/span><\/p>\n Saumaki’s burst set up flanker Ilione to reduce the arrears and the Tonga wing later finished off another Tigers maul to put them ahead after a Jed Walsh penalty levelled matters. <\/span><\/p>\n Wasps did threaten a response but terrific Tigers defending kept them at bay before Edwards and Vanes put a gloss on the scoreline with late tries.<\/span><\/p>\n Wasps transition coach Matt Everard downplayed the impact of the club’s financial issues on the team.<\/span><\/p>\n He told BBC Coventry and Warwickshire: “There’s been such little chat about it since the meeting last Thursday – because it’s been game, game in close succession. It’s probably been the best thing for us and we’ve just cracked on with the rugby.”<\/span><\/p>\nComebacks the theme of the night <\/h3>\n
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