“Going away from home, we had to meet them horn on horn.”
And that was only the start of it.
Leinster went to Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night and did a complete number on a Northampton Saints side that finished their Champions Cup loss with only 13 men.
Leo Cullen’s side recovered from a mid-game dip to finish with a flourish and get a vital bonus point victory. Saints ended up with Dylan Hartley sent off and George Pisi in the sin-bin – both were for high tackle offences.
One of the key battles Leinster bossed was the scrum and tighthead prop Tadhg Furlong was a massive part of that dominant set-piece.
In a post-match interview with BT Sport, Furlong spoke of locking horns with the Saints front row and Ronan O’Gara was loving it.
Good boy Tadhg.. "Horn on Horn!!
— Ronan O Gara (@RonanOGara10) December 9, 2016
The interview was then made even more memorable when a jolly Irish fan crashed in and told the watching world about Furlong beating his brother in a fight.
“We don’t understand you,” remarked BT host Sarra Elgan Easterby.
Classic TV.
“We had to meet them horn on horn” @leinsterrugby‘s @tadhgfurlong delights in forward dominance. #ChampionsCup https://t.co/dLDT8IhoEA
— BT Sport Rugby (@btsportrugby) December 9, 2016
It was another monster game from Furlong but, he knows, the job is only half done.
