Burrows keeps his feet firmly on the ground
RYAN Burrows insists Newcastle Falcons will not get carried away despite a 21-20 win at BordeauxBegles moving them to the top of their European Challenge Cup group.
The Falcons’ flying start to the season also sees them in the Aviva Premiership’s top four ahead of Sunday’s visit of Leicester Tigers.
Burrows was delighted to have played a big part in their French triumph.
The former Yorkshire Carnegie captain, who scored one of three Newcastle tries at Stade ChabanDelmas, said: “It was good to be out there.
“It has just been a case of biding my time – I have had the last two games and thoroughly enjoyed them and we have achieved two good wins on the back of the performances the boys have put in.
“It is a happy camp but the good thing is we are not getting carried away with ourselves.”
In front of a crowd of more than 17,000, it was a converted try from Jon Welsh which proved the difference for a side who had to battle back from 10 points down.
Pleased by the way he and his forward cohorts handled their Bordeaux test, Burrows added: “We had spoken before the game about the fact we were coming over to France and facing a big, physical pack.
“We challenged ourselves in that area and said that is where the game would be decided because it was always going to be an arm-wrestle.
“Credit to the boys because each and every one of us stepped up.
“We had done our analysis and we knew exactly what kind of game we were in for.
“That does not make it easy but it means we are prepared and ready and it was great to go over to France and secure a win.
“It was not perfect by any means, don’t get me wrong, and there are a lot of areas we need to tidy up, but we are doing that work from a winning position – and that is always a good feeling.”