Leicester Tigers vs Montpellier Top Performers
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It was a truely nail-biting final but Montpellier held on beat Leicester Tigers by just one point. Here are the top performers from the match:
Johan Goosen - Montpellier:
Man of the match. Scored the decisive try that put Montpellier on course to win the final. He was outstanding on defense in parternership with Jan Serfontien. He ran some excellent running lines with the ball in hand, beating defenders and making metres with strong carries. He hardly put a foot wrong this evening.
Metres: 31
Carries: 6
Defenders Beaten: 2
Tackles: 8
Alexandre Becognee - Montpellier:
The best forward on the night. Excellent with ball in hand. His strong carries, big tackles were a thorn in the Tigers side. He was outstanding on defense and won three crucial turnovers, which put the Tigers on the back foot. He was crucial in giving Montpellier strong good front foot ball.
Carries: 5
Defenders Beaten: 1
Offloads: 1
Tackles: 8
Ellis Genge - Leicester Tigers:
Brilliant display from the front-rower tonight. He carried the ball like a flanker. Good strong carries laid a good foundation for the pack to move forward through phases. Brilliant on defense too. Not only with the tackles made, but his ability to move all over the field to make those crucial tackles.
Carries: 8
Offloads: 1
Passes: 2
Tackles: 7
Jasper Wiese - Leicester Tigers
Weise was his outstanding self again. Another strong physical display from the no.8. He was brutal with ball in hand and on defense. He got Leicester on the front foot and over the advantage line with his carries from close range and was destructive with running it back after kicks. He scored the try that put Leicester in the lead after half time, which he throughly deserved The pace from Gabriel N’gandebe the step and offload from Jan Serfontein and the finish by Johan Goosen pic.twitter.com/yH6spbOGTc
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