Anstead: Derby win will taste so sweet

TIGERS VISIT LOCAL RIVALS IN SEARCH OF FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON

- Laura Howard of Sportsbeat

SWITCHING SIDES: Full-back Amelie Anstead joined Tigers from Loughborough Lightning in the summer. Below, meeting the fans

AN East Midlands derby victory against Loughborough Lightning would mean everything to Leicester Tigers - but it would mean that bit more to Amelie Anstead, writes Laura Howard of Sportsbeat.

The derby is one Anstead knows well having made the move down the M1 this summer, switching the purple of Lightning for the green and red of their local rivals.

Tigers are still looking for their first win of the Premierhip Women’s Rugby season following heavy defeats in their opening three fixtures - and for Anstead, there would be no better time to get it.

“For me, it would be a huge win. [It would be] something that I'd love and that the girls also need,” said the 22-year-old.

“We've been putting in the hard work in the gym, off the field, on the field and having that win, especially being a derby, it would mean everything to the girls.

“We're trying hard not to focus on the outcomes, but the processes behind it. So focusing on how we're improving, not necessarily the scorelines.”

It is surely tempting, however, to think about the possibilities of what a win at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens could mean.