By GARY FITZGERALD

Dan Cole dismisses suggestions Tigers enter the new season as favourites in the same manner he deals with each scrum or ruck...head down and very direct.
The veteran prop does not buy into claims that having the “Champions” target on their backs will make life in the Premiership any tougher than it was prior to them lifting the title for the 11th time in June.
Cole, 35, preparing to start his 15th season at Welford Road, has never been one to react too excitedly to the high points of his illustrious career having endured the anguish of the lows. It helps him maintain a...