Northern Hemisphere/6N Rugby
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Tim Horan (67)
Just had a look, 3 yellow cards for Perpignan and an Orange (20 minute red) for Montauban, along with 15 penalties conceded by both sides. Dan Carter probably would've still looked okay with all the shots at goal he'd get, but that is a messy bloody game.
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George Gregan (70)
DCT I like your summaries of Aussies in action, but wonder if the assessments are yours or are you conveying the comments of journalists/commentators over there?
The reason I ask, is that in another report it claims Fainga'a left the field to a standing ovation. Not what I'd expect from an unremarkable rating.
Perhaps because it is his final game?
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Jason Little (69)
Mostly the comments of the journalists, not mine! Specifically from Le Midi Olympique. I scan their articles and read the comments to practice my French and keep up to date on the T14, sadly can't watch many of the games anymore.
Yeah Folau scored a try in his final moment of his final game hence the standing ovation.
Makes more sense when you remember from a South African TV perspective it's a Springboks home game that happened to be in London. Stuck to what seems to be their usual 5:10pm SAST kick off. Edit: It was a 6:10pm SAST kick off.
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Jason Little (69)
T14 Round 9, ratings from Le Midi Olympique.
Rob Leota went well after a minor injury break. Easy win though against Montauban but played the full 80.
Staniforth copped a rare dishonourable mention:
The colossal Aussie was nt at his usual level against Bordeaux. Too often penalised, guilty of dropped lineout on the Bordeaux 22m then got stripped of the ball only a minute later. The Castres lock did not make his usual line bending runs, despite tackling 13 times and with 9 runs.
Maddocks was one of Pau's best against easy beats Perpignan, bagging an early try. Teammate Reece Hewat unremarkable.
Tom Banks put in a very, very timely aerial masterclass against Clermont:
In a match where the two teams relied heavily on the high ball, the Aussie fullback from Montpellier put in a commendable shift and cleaned up some very tricky situations. Whilst not perfect, he lost a few aerial battles, on the whole banks was exceptional in his own half.
Uelese went fine in the same match, riveting score of 7-9 to the away team of Clermont. Even more impressive that a fullback shone in that game.
Skelton and Latu were both serviceable in La Rochelle's big win against Racing.
Injured, not selected: Swinton, Hodge, McIntyre, Simone, Coleman, Vunivalu, Simmons, Newsome.
Rob Leota went well after a minor injury break. Easy win though against Montauban but played the full 80.
Staniforth copped a rare dishonourable mention:
The colossal Aussie was nt at his usual level against Bordeaux. Too often penalised, guilty of dropped lineout on the Bordeaux 22m then got stripped of the ball only a minute later. The Castres lock did not make his usual line bending runs, despite tackling 13 times and with 9 runs.
Maddocks was one of Pau's best against easy beats Perpignan, bagging an early try. Teammate Reece Hewat unremarkable.
Tom Banks put in a very, very timely aerial masterclass against Clermont:
In a match where the two teams relied heavily on the high ball, the Aussie fullback from Montpellier put in a commendable shift and cleaned up some very tricky situations. Whilst not perfect, he lost a few aerial battles, on the whole banks was exceptional in his own half.
Uelese went fine in the same match, riveting score of 7-9 to the away team of Clermont. Even more impressive that a fullback shone in that game.
Skelton and Latu were both serviceable in La Rochelle's big win against Racing.
Injured, not selected: Swinton, Hodge, McIntyre, Simone, Coleman, Vunivalu, Simmons, Newsome.
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