Super Rugby Players Top 20 to watch out for 15-11 - Foxsports

All but peerless at the breakdown, the 34-year-old

Bwahahahahahha this is soooo funny. Man it reminds me of the daft journalists who referred to wee matfiled as big victor when in relaity he was 106 kg. 

There is no easy way to tell the mcaaaaw groupies tha ttheir oak is way over the hill.

A for Messam being physical - hahahahhahaha. 

Anyhow enougth. i would hate the kbbs to think I was overly critical of their players!

Meanwhile back at the ranch ou 3IQ sucks it all in the Ritchie and Messam.

All Marcell Coetzee needs to develop is some passing skills and his game would improve vastly.

And there’s only two Englishmen in it…

1.Joe Marler (England) –

It’s tough to boil the front-row down to stats, but Joe Marler was clearly one of the best performers last month. He had 20 carries, beat the odd defender and didn’t shirk his defensive workload with 26 tackles.

2. Dane Coles (New Zealand) –

A busy front-rower, Coles ran for an average of five metres in the thick of things, beat a few defenders and made 10 tackles. The All Blacks won 16 of his 19 lineout throws for an 84% success rate.

3. Charlie Faumuina (New Zealand) –

Faumuina came into his own on this tour, scoring his debut Test try at Twickenham. In three games he ran 10 times, offloaded once and linked well with five passes.

4. Victor Matfield (South Africa) –

The Boks had a tough tour, but Matfield was impressive. His 19 runs and two offloads were the groundwork, but as always, his defensive work-rate set him apart. He made an enormous 40 tackles, only missing two, with a turnover to his name and 20 lineout takes.

5. Eben Etzebeth (South Africa) –

Featured in every game and made over three metres per run in 25 carries. Made a clean break, beat his fair share of defenders and kept the play going with four offloads. Only missed one tackle and stole four lineout balls while claiming everything that came his way at the kick-off.

6. Marcel Coetzee (South Africa) –

The bustling Springboks back-rower made 37 runs and beat eight defenders in four games. Defensively he put in 37 tackles, missing only three, and forced three turnovers too. In a bad tour for the Boks, he walked away with his reputation intact.

7. Richie McCaw (New Zealand) –

Most carries, most metres made, most clean breaks, two offloads and 10 tackles per game. The Kiwi captain played the house down up north and scored a try to boot.

8. Kieran Read (New Zealand) –

Scored a try in his two full games on tour with an average gain over almost four metres per run. Made four offloads – more than any other No.8 in contention – and averaged nine tackles a game. Made four turnovers and won eight lineouts

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9. Aaron Smith (New Zealand) –

A no brainer. The busiest halfback in world rugby, Smith made an average of over 4 metres with five runs a game and kicked well too. Not afraid to get stuck in at the breakdown, Smith made two turnovers and only missed one tackle.

10. Bernard Foley (Australia) –

Top scored for the spring with 57 points, scored two tries, ran the ball more than any other flyhalf and led the way in try assists with two.

11. Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia) –

Scored a try and made 34 carries for over 300 metres at an average of almost nine metres per run. An impressive seven clean breaks and 10 defenders beaten with 15 tackles thrown in for good measure. A bright spot in a disastrous Wallabies spring.

12. Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand) –

In three appearances Williams made three clean breaks, beat six defenders and threw four offloads. He made 21 tackles and only missed two while Jean de Villiers missed six.

13. Jamie Roberts (Wales) –

The Welsh centre’s work-rate is immense. He made 41 carries with three line breaks and 11 defenders beaten. Defensively he made a staggering 42 tackles and only missed two while forcing three turnovers.

14. Johnny May (England) –       

Three tries in four games, 149 metres from 20 runs at an average of over seven metres per run. Four clean line breaks with nine defenders beaten and 11 tackles to his name. This one the Telegraph got right.

15. Israel Folau (Australia) – 

Two tries, a massive 53 carries for over 400 metres with three clean breaks and 14 defenders beaten. Folau made 11 offloads and 38 passes and only conceded three turnovers to Willie le Roux’s nine.

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