Northampton Saints 25 Lyon 14: Tom Vickers' player ratings

Saints secured a crucial victory in their Champions Cup opener on Sunday afternoon.

Here's how we rated the home players at Franklin's Gardens...

9. Mike Haywood

One spill aside, the hooker did little wrong, putting in another energetic and influential display... 7 | Getty

Competed well against Lyon's big men, throwing himself into collisions as well as fronting up in the set piece... 7 | Getty

Is always a real force for this Saints team and he was impressive again here... 7.5 | Getty

Made a fantastic hit to stop Josua Tuisova in his tracks and it was just one of a number of big contributions from the returning lock... 8 | Getty