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25 Jun 2013, 17:15
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25 Jun 2013, 17:15#1
Nope....get back in your chairs, he didn't make it. But Willie, JJ, Francois and Adriaan did:
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Team of the week - Internationals, Week Three:
15 - Willie le Roux (South Africa):
The excitement that he brings to the game makes it easy to forgive him a few blunders.
Bubbling under: Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
14 - Israel Folau (Australia):
What a debut. He certainly lived up to the hype and produced a stunning effort to get past one defender and over another for his second try.
Bubbling under: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
13 - JJ Engelbrecht (South Africa):
He may not be the finished article just yet, but for the Springboks he is one of the finds of the season.
Bubbling under: Brian O'Driscoll (British and Irish Lions)
12 - Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand):
The transformation from his Super Rugby form to Test match performances shows his remarkable talents.
Bubbling under: Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
11 - George North (British and Irish Lions):
The manner in which he exposed the Wallaby defence with that 60-metre arching run for the Lions' first try was something to behold.
Bubbling under: Rene Ranger (New Zealand)
10 - Jonathan Sexton (British and Irish Lions):
He finally settled the argument over the Lions No.10 jersey.
Bubbling under: Morné Steyn (South Africa)
9 - Will Genia (Australia):
He did his best to get the Wallabies into their running game, but something went awry on his outside.
Bubbling under: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
8 - Kieran Read (New Zealand):
Simply the best!
Bubbling under: Wycliff Palu (Australia)
7 - Alasdair Strokosch (Scotland):
It is not just his match-winning score, but his effort for the full 80 minutes - that never-say-die attitude.
Bubbling under: Willem Alberts (South Africa)
6 - Francois Louw (South Africa):
His value to the Springbok cause can't be measured in just statistics.
Bubbling under: Thierry Dusautoir (France)
5 - Paul O'Connell (British and Irish Lions):
His absence, having been ruled out with a fractured arm, will be felt by the Lions. It is amazing that he finished last Saturday's game with that broken bone in his arm - shows the stuff he is made off.
Bubbling under: Flip van der Merwe (South Africa)
4 - Luke Romano (New Zealand):
He may have missed a couple of tackles, but his workrate and influence on the game in a bruising encounter with a willing French team makes it easy to overlook those hiccups.
Bubbling under: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
3 - Martín Castrogiovanni (Italy):
He was visibly angry when he got yanked from the field, as he was clearly enjoying himself and having a major influence on the game.
Bubbling under: Adam Jones (British and Irish Lions)
2 - Adriaan Strauss (South Africa):
Apart from the red mist that descended when the Samoan nutcracker massaged his testicles, he had another of his typical influential games.
Bubbling under: Stephen Moore (Australia)
1 - Thomas Domingo (France):
He was at the forefront of a much-improved French effort, especially in the scrums.
Bubbling under: Benn Robinson (Australia)
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Man if only we could find a little Afrikaner in Castro our scrum would be set.
