Top 5 performers of the day

Top 5 performers of the day

Ultan Dillane

 
The young lock put in a massive shift against Canada this evening. He had some huge carries working hard to get himself in to the right positions. Dillane also produced an impressive defensive display with a number of big tackles. No doubt Joe Schmidt will be giving him more caps in the future.
 
 

Owen Farrell

Playing at 12 today Owen Farrell showed why he is one of the best centres in the world and why he must surely be a shoe in to start for the Lions in the Summer. He was the key link man between Ford and the pacey outside backs. He identified space very well sending regular kicks into the corner pinning the Springboks deep in their own territory. He was almost perfect from the tee recording 6/7 successful kicks including a few very difficult ones from both touchlines. Another fantastic performance from Farrell reminded everyone of how much he was missed during that injury spell.

 
Malakai Fekitoa
 

 
This beast of a 13 made life hell for Italy using his size and pace to cut holes through the Italian defence on numerous occasions. Fekitoa also grabbed two tries for himself as was our man of the match. 
 
 
Huw Jones
 
The Stormers centre exploded onto the international rugby scene with two outstanding first half tries in his debut against Australia. His balance of size and pace made him an ever present threat in the Scottish attack. He has definitely proved to be a promising prospect especially as the Six Nations approaches.

Ben Youngs

Ben Youngs put in one of his best performance sin an England shirt in this game, firmly stamping his name on that number 9 shirt. His awareness and ability to identify space around the fringes set up tries for both Ford and Farrell in this game. He kicked well throughout putting a lot of pressure on the South African back 3 and he just looked menacing at all times with ball in hand. If it weren’t for Launchbury’s incredible display Youngs would most likely have earned the man of the match award.

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