The Gallagher Premiership leaders hit back with three tries in the last 31 minutes to snatch an incredible victory in Pool B and book their place in the Round of 16.

“I think the players on the pitch were really composed,” he told the club’s YouTube channel afterwards. “They kept understanding what they had to do.

“I think you see a lot of teams in that situation panic. Young players came on to the pitch and were incredibly influential in what they did, really composed, really mature performances - they got us in a position to get over the line to win the game.”

Borthwick was also pleased with how his side started the game, with an early try from Joe Heyes putting them on the front foot as early as the second minute.

“We started the game really well, we finished the game really well and then the bit in the middle was pretty poor,” he commented. “We’ll have a good look at that and what we could do better to not be in that position again in the future.”

Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick praised his team’s composure under pressure in their Heineken Champions Cup tie at Connacht Rugby in Round 3, after they fought back from 28-10 down to triumph 29-28 with the final play of the game.