Super Rugby Round 17: Team of the Week & More

Man of the Match

Hurricanes vs Highlanders      Ardie Savea
Force vs Brumbies                   David Pocock
Rebels vs Bulls                        Sean McMahon
Blues vs Crusaders                  Dan Carter
Reds vs Chiefs                         Sam Cane
Cheetahs vs Waratahs             Israel Folau
Stormers vs Lions                    Eben Etzebeth

Team of the Week

15 Israel Folau, 14Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 George Moala, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 Dan Carter, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 David Pocock, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Steven Kitshoff.

Best of the Week

Best Games:

For the highest standard of rugby: Hurricanes vs Highlanders
For a tense thriller: Stormers vs Lions

Team Performance:

Hurricanes

Player:

Israel Folau

Back:

Dan Carter

Forward: 

Eben Etzebeth

Tries:

Blade Thomson (Hurricanes) – 15^th minute:
from counter-attack launched by Beauden Barrett 60 metres out on the left touchline, Thomson scored in the righthand corner after an elusive run by Nehe Milner-Skudder

James Marshall (Hurricanes) – 19^th minute:
a brilliantly deceptive run by Marshall from a stolen lineout 50 metres out

Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders) – 14^th minute:
for his miraculous gather of the ball in the air from Dan Carter’s pinpoint kick