Boks‚ All Blacks dominate Rugby Championship team of the tournament
After a Rugby Championship that showed some signs of being competitive thanks to the Springboks’ two epic battles against the All Blacks‚ we pick our composite team of the tournament
After a Rugby Championship that showed some signs of being competitive thanks to the Springboks’ two epic battles against the All Blacks‚ we pick our composite team of the tournament. 15 – Willie le Roux (South Africa) BUBBLING UNDER- Ben Smith (New Zealand) The mercurial Le Roux delivered some brilliant performances interspersed with one or two typically below par outings. But when he was hot‚ he was like rugby magma. His performances against the All Blacks in particular played a huge part in the Boks’ positive performances. He ghosted in to space regularly and was solid under the high ball. 14-Rieko Ioane (New Zealand) BUBBLING UNDER – Israel Folau (Australia) Joint top try-scorer with five strikes only tells a small portion of the story for New Zealand’s main weapon. Powerful and quick‚ Ioane turns half chances into fully-fledged scoring opportunities with his ability to stress and stretch defences. A rare talent who is only improving. 13 – Jack Goodhue (New Zealand) BUBBLING UND...
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