We're obviously not going to settle for losing bonus points; it's not who we are or the way we operate George Chuter

Leicester Tigers hooker George Chuter says he and his fellow forwards have to up their game after a below-par display in last week's 15-12 defeat at Sale.

Sharks set up the win when they kicked a penalty awarded against Tigers following the first scrum of the game.

And Chuter told BBC Radio Leicester: "It was a feather in the cap for them and we have to look at ourselves there.

"We've been honest with each other; it's not good enough. We've got a lot of internationals in the pack."

But although Chuter admitted there was much to work on, he said it was not all doom and gloom

"It was a disappointment both in terms of the performance and the result," the England forward said.

"Having said that, we have to take some positives - we've played some good rugby at times and we've come away from Sale with a point.

"A lot of our driving was good. Maybe we were a little bit blinkered towards the end but perhaps that comes with some experience as a team, and as forwards we need to be a bit more urgent with the ball on the floor and 50-50 balls that we didn't make our own.

"But we're obviously not going to settle for losing bonus points; it's not who we are or the way we operate."

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