GEOFF Parling revealed Tommy Reffell’s standout performance came despite being ill in the early hours of matchday.
“We managed to make life incredibly difficult for Gloucester when they were trying to build through phases,” said the Tigers director of rugby. “There were big double tackles, players getting back to their feet and then competing again at the breakdown. Tommy was excellent over the ball. What makes his performance even more impressive is that he wasn’t particularly well overnight and had been awake since around three in the morning. To t...