The Scotland international relished the pulsating atmosphere at Stade Chaban-Delmas as George Ford’s 77th-minute penalty sealed victory for the visitors in Pool B.

Gary Porter scored Leicester’s try, with Ford kicking 11 points, while Jean-Baptiste Dubie crossed for the hosts in a tightly contested match-up.

“It was a game that I will remember for a long time,” Scott said. “Coming to the French league leaders and turning them over here, it’s really, really special.

“It was one of those games that goes right down to the end. It was just guts and sheer effort, backs-against-the-wall kind of stuff. I'm just absolutely buzzing.

“It was a bit of a strange game with maybe not as many tries as you would expect to see, but it was just sheer guts. It was brilliant.”

Scott went on to praise the travelling Leicester fans who helped spur the team on: “It was so special to see them and that we put a smile on their faces.

“I'm sure that they will enjoy some red wine tonight, there’s no better place for it. I'm sure that it will taste even better now that we’ve won.”

Full-back Bryce Hegarty admitted it was a nerve-wracking last few minutes as Tigers defended their slender lead, but praised the team’s composure under pressure.

“I think the boys were quite calm and just focused on their job,” he said. “In those tight games, it can go either way, so I'm just glad it went ours tonight.

“We tried to play up tempo a lot more, and tried to utilise the space in behind a little bit. We worked on that during the week and for parts of the game we did that really well.”

Lock Calum Green felt Leicester adapted well to the physical challenge of facing Bordeaux, having played a more expansive, running game in edging out Harlequins 16-14 in the Gallagher Premiership the week before.

“It was a different challenge for us this week and I think we stood up well to it,” he stated. “They've got some massive front-five forwards in there, but we took away their scrum.”

Tigers host Connacht Rugby in Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup on Sunday as they seek to maintain their 100%-win record at the start to the season.

Leicester Tigers centre Matt Scott says his side’s dramatic 16-13 victory at Union Bordeaux-Bègles in their Heineken Champions Cup opener on Friday on will live long in the memory.