Top 5 performers of the weekend

Top 5 performers of the weekend

Tiernan O’Halloran


The full back was absolutely immense as he picked up the man of the match award against Zebre on Saturday afternoon. He scored two five pointers and was a threat to the Zebre defence all day. He carried a total of 20 times for a gain of 150 metres, averaging 7.5 metres a carry. He was particularly threatening on the counter-attack as he put his back three partner Matt Healy away down the outside a number of times. The fullback surely will be in the mind of Irish head coach, Joe Schmidt, who was present at the Sportsground.

Jack Conan

 
Conan showed his class against Montpellier in his first European start in 2 years. The versatile 24 year old back rower led from the front for the Irish province, tearing through the French outfit's defense on demand, as he played a part in a number of Leinster's 8 tries, including a hat-trick of his own to earn the Man of the Match title. As well as his impressive strength in contact, Conan displayed the pace he possesses as he linked up with Nacewa out on the touchline for the first of his three scores. Leo Cullen will certainly struggle to not include Conan for their next game.
 
 
Michele Campagnaro
 
Campagnaro was an ever present threat for the Chiefs in their victory against Ulster. The centre's impressive work rate combined with his remarkable pace and strength caused Ulster's back line huge problems throughout the fixture. Campagnaro's blistering pace was on full display in Exeter's opening try, when he received the ball in a deep position before opening his legs as he touched down in the corner. Early in the second half he bagged his brace as he linked up superbly with Nowell out on the wing. The Italian's performance earned him Man of the Match, and deservedly so.
 
Scott Williams
 
 
Williams stepped up for Scarlets today in an immensely difficult test against Saracens. Williams used his size well with some powerful carries throughout the game. Williams gave Scarlets a 7 point lead in the second half after he ran a nice wide line to score under the posts and looked to have won it for Scarlets but unfortunately they could only manage a draw. Williams trojan efforts won him the man of the match award. 
 
Chris Ashton
 
 
Ashton played a pivotal role in Saracens game against Scarlets today which saw the teams finish 22 a piece. Ashton scored shortly after the half time whistle after receiving a nice offload from Alex Lozowski. The game looked to have slipped away from Saracens but in the 82nd minute Farrell broke and Ashton ran a support line which saw him get over under the posts for his second try, meaning the game ended in a draw.  

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