▁a ▁Tig ers ▁player , ▁he ▁settled ▁at ▁fly - half , ▁having ▁been ▁switched ▁between ▁centre ▁and ▁fly - half ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁up ▁until ▁then . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁top ▁their ▁points ▁scoring ▁list ▁in ▁a ▁debut ▁season ▁since ▁D ust y ▁H are ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 . ▁His ▁debut ▁game ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁against ▁Gl ouc ester , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁a ▁try . ▁The ▁sh ine ▁came ▁off ▁his ▁season , ▁however , ▁when ▁he ▁injured ▁his ▁Ach illes ▁tend on ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 0 9 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁semi - final ▁game ▁against ▁Card iff ▁Blues ▁– ▁right ▁before ▁professional ▁rugby ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁sudden - de ath ▁kick ing ▁competition . ▁He ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁Tig ers ' ▁final s ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁injury ▁ruled ▁Flo od ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁he ▁returned ▁in ▁November , ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 ▁L V = ▁Cup ▁win ▁against ▁New port ▁G w ent ▁Drag ons . ▁He ▁stayed ▁relatively ▁injury - free ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁however , ▁and ▁his ▁good ▁form ▁helped ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁to ▁top ▁the ▁table . ▁They ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 2 0 0