Redpath pleased by Tindall’s response

GLOUCESTER head coach Bryan Redpath was delighted with the performance of under-fire centre Mike Tindall as he ended a difficult week with a resolute performance in a tense 21-17 defeat at Toulouse .

After an unwanted week in the headlines, in which Tindall was axed from the England Elite squad and slapped with a £25,000 fine following his behaviour at the World Cup, the veteran centre could not have had a tougher task than facing the four-time Heineken Cup champions.

But Tindall refused to let the controversy affect his game and was a continuos force as Gloucester almost claimed an historic win at Stade Ernest-Wallon.