Top 5 performers of the weekend
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Top 5 performers of the weekend
Wesley Fofana
Fofana showed his class in a clinical Clermont performance. Fofana was bruising going forward and was strong defensively, grabbing 2 tries in the process. Deserved MOTM.
Danny Cipriani
Cipriani had to make sure he was on his game today as Jimmy Gopperth was named to start on the bench earlier in the week. With his side more reliant on Cipriani to fulfil his playmaking duties, the english man stepped up and was electric in attack terrifying the Zebre defence. 3 try assists and 6 conversions to were enough to award the fly half with MOTM even though he left the field after 52 minutes.
Joey Carbery
With Sexton's injury only announced late in the week, Carbery had big shoes to fill in what was his first European game. But the young fly-half transitioned seamlessly with a supreme all-round performance. Carbery brought electric feet, blistering pace, and a clinical kicking game, giving the Castres defence no chance to settle in. Arguably unfortunate not to be awarded MOTM, Carbery showed his class throughout in what will be a European debut to remember.
Leonardo Sarto
Put in a great shift in a superb Glasgow victory. With a lot of focus on the missing Tommy Seymour, Sarto bagged 2 tries in a thrilling performance. Was dangerous all day.
Bundee Aki
The outside centre was the talisman in Connacht's hugely impressive victory over Toulouse at the Sportsground, and was thoroughly deserved of his MOTM nomination. In the wars all evening, Aki showed his brute physicality and superb running game, which were particularly prevalent in his brilliant solo effort for Connacht's third try.
