Champions Cup Round 1 | Man of the Match Awards
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There were five away wins in the opening round of the competition. Here is a look at the top performing players from the weekend.
Sale 21-26 Glasgow | Josh McKay
McKay beat six defenders in the game and carried for 114m
Bayonne 17-26 Stormers | Imad Khan
Khan seized his first opportunity to start for the Stormers by putting in a great performance and scoring the opening try of the game.
Saracens 47-10 Clermont | Hugh Tizard
Tizard made one turnover and seven tackles in the win over Clermont
Bulls 33-46 Bordeaux | Matthieu Jalibert
Jalibert was in fine form as he pulled the strings at Loftus Versfeld. The French 10 scored 12 points and was at the heart of most of the UBB attack
La Rochelle 39-20 Leicester | Gregory Alldritt
A try and 17 carries for the double Champions Cup winning captain
Leinster 45-28 Harlequins | Jordan Larmour
Larmour scored a brace of tries on his Leinster return
Scarlets 16-17 Bristol | Sam Worsley
Another 10 bagging the MOTM award as Worsley helped Bristol to a one point away win
Bath 40-14 Munster | Ben Spencer
Spencer is in incredible form and saved one if his best games in the rain for Munster
Pau 27-35 Northampton | Alex Mitchell
Mitchell was in fine form against Pau and guided the Saints around in a great win for last seasons finalists
Toulouse 56-19 Sharks | Ange Capuozzo
Capuozzo scored a hat trick and beat five defenders as Toulouse thumped the Sharks
Gloucester 34-14 Castres | Tomos Williams
Superb showing from Williams against Castres
Edinburgh 33-20 Toulon | Liam McConnell
The Edinburgh flank made 20 tackles, 10 carries and beat two defenders in their win over Toulon.





