Wasps director of rugby Dai Young hailed the attitude of his players after they picked up a tough 23-22 Premiership victory over Newcastle Falcons.
The result at Kingston Park saw the visitors come from behind to prevail with Josh Bassett, Marcus Watson and Juan de Jongh getting crossings.
After this win that sees Wasps go level on points with second-placed Exeter ahead of Saturday’s fixtures, Young admitted he was a relieved man.
“There was some real crazy stuff at the end,” he told Premiership Rugby.
“It was a really tough game for us to play against a real quality side, they really stretched us on occasions and I knew that they would, but I was really pleased with the attitude of my players.
“They played some good stuff but just as importantly we showed a lot of togetherness, a lot of spirit to get that result.
“The last couple of minutes were outstanding, we kept our discipline and tried to force a mistake that won us the game.
“We’ve had two very tough games and six-day turnovers, with a travel day as well, there’s been a really big effort to get the wins in these past two matches.”
Meanwhile, Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards was visibly disappointed with how his side let slip a 22-13 lead slip through their fingers.
“When you look at the opportunities we created, and should have nailed, it’s incredibly frustrating,” he said.
“We can sit here and criticise certain decisions from the officials but at the end of the day it was our own fault we lost, because we had the chances and didn’t take them.
“It’s definitely one that got away.
“Our accuracy in certain aspects of play just wasn’t there , and it cost us dear. It’s a real shame – everyone in that changing room is absolutely gutted, and rightly so because it was within our own power to win that game.
“That five or six minutes of play after the 80 minutes had elapsed was quite extraordinary, and we gave it a go.
“We’ll look at ourselves over the next few days, put it to bed and by Tuesday we’ll be looking forward to the Sale game next weekend.”