By JON NEWCOMBE
LEICESTER head coach Matt O’Connor says the Aviva Premiership’s record-breaking start did not come as a surprise to him given the new laws and the quality of players on show.
More tries were scored than on any other opening weekend with the half-century brought up for only the fifth time in the competition’s history.
However, the former Queensland Reds boss does not think English rugby’s top flight will ever exactly mirror Super Rugby.
“The new tackle law has changed the ability of the defensive side to slow momentum. You don&rsqu...