THE back five of the young Leicester pack have the look of combatants who survived the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in Game of Thrones. They are a rugged crew, and none more so than George Martin, the Tigers 20-year-old blindside/lock.
The craggy stubble-faced 6ft 6ins Martin – not to be confused with George RR Martin, the avuncular writer of the books and TV blockbuster – was at the heart of the Leicester win in Bordeaux, surrounded by fellow henchmen like Ollie Chessum, who is even bigger, and the nuggety Tommy Reffell.
Having been promoted to the England squ...