Super Rugby Round 10 Review - Team Of The Week & More

Man of the Match

Crusaders vs Chiefs:     Brodie Retallick
Hurricanes vs Waratahs:     Adam Ashley-Cooper
Highlanders vs Blues:     Lima Sopoaga
Brumbies vs Rebels:     Sean McMahon
Force vs Stormers:     Schalk Burger
Sharks vs Bulls:     Jacques du Plessis
Cheetahs vs Reds:     James O’Connor


Team of the Week
15 Israel Folau,14 Tim Nanai-Williams, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 James O’Connor, 10 Lima Sopoaga, 9 Nic Stirzaker, 8 Ben McCalman, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Sean McMahon, 5 Brodie Retallick, 4 Will Skelton, 3 Frans Malherbe, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Steven Kitshoff.

Best of the Week

Best Game:
Hurricanes vs Waratahs – two good teams giving it a full go, with intense physicality and moments of excellent skill from both teams

Team Performance:
Honourable mentions for the Rebels for the most admirable effort, and the Chiefs for taking charge and bossing the under-performing Crusaders, but the team of the week must be the Waratahs, bouncing back from defeat to turn in an impressive performance in beating the hitherto unbeaten Hurricanes.

Player:
Brodie Retallick (Chiefs)

Back:
Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)

Forward: 
Sam Cane (Chiefs)

Try:
We didn’t have the spectacular tries of most previous weeks but Francois Hougaard’s try for the Bulls against the Sharks (35^th minute) was gem because of the spot-on timing of the passes.