Out of all the post-match interviews yesterday, Thornley's was the one I enjoyed the most. He looked delighted and bewildered in equal measure.

after suffering yesterday & by the way i wish you big congratulations ! i thought iain thornley was one of the outstanding players on the pitch . physical , strong & good in defence . took his try very well !! well done that lad . he impressed me no end & never really noticed him previous to this game either !! .

His try was reminiscent of a centre who featured in the first few finals of the 8 in a row. Otherwise it's not fair to the lad to mention him in the same breath at the moment.

Thornley had a very good game yesterday and took his try very well. I am really pleased for him as he has taken a lot of undeserved stick from some this season and some of his faults have been exagerated a lot, particularly from the pro Gelling posters.

He only had three SL games prior to this season and then was not given the 4 shirt but played there to replace George Carmont.

I think he has done well and 17 games in was our last ever present. At that point he was looking jaded and should have been rested prior to 17 games.

He appears to me to have the talent but lacks experience, compared to George he's completely inexperienced.

Yesterday should go some way to help give him the four shirt for next year.

Lets hope he can continue that form from yesterday, also so can the team.