EIGHT GAMES DOWN in the 2019 Rugby World Cup and we’ve watched 16 of the 20 teams take to the field.
So with our apologies for jumping the gun before Samoa, Uruguay, Canada and USA could stake a claim for a place, here’s our first Team of the Weekend.
Conor Murray and Ardie Savea were among the most impressive performers this weekend.
This week there were an abundance of strong showings from back three players and back rows, so we have taken some minor positional liberties to fit the in-form players in – most obviously in the centre where France wing Damian Penaud just had to be accommodated somehow.
Richie Mo'unga nunca se ha caracterizado por sus aptitudes defensivas, esta acción con Cheslin Kolbe es especialmente meritoria.pic.twitter.com/xhHWnuR1wP
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Mo'unga and Murray pull the strings in The42's RWC Team of the Weekend
EIGHT GAMES DOWN in the 2019 Rugby World Cup and we’ve watched 16 of the 20 teams take to the field.
So with our apologies for jumping the gun before Samoa, Uruguay, Canada and USA could stake a claim for a place, here’s our first Team of the Weekend.
This week there were an abundance of strong showings from back three players and back rows, so we have taken some minor positional liberties to fit the in-form players in – most obviously in the centre where France wing Damian Penaud just had to be accommodated somehow.
15. Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
14. Cheslin Kolbe (South Africa)
13. Damian Penaud (France)
12. Jonathan Davies (Wales)
11. Andrew Conway (Ireland)
10. Richie Mo’unga (New Zealand)
9. Conor Murray (Ireland)
1. Steven Kitshoff (South Africa)
2. Rory Best (Ireland)
3. Tadhg Furlong (Ireland)
4. Iain Henderson (Ireland)
5. Scott Barrett (New Zealand)
6. Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
7. Michael Hooper (Australia)
8. CJ Stander (Ireland)
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First XV Rugby World Cup RWC2019 Team of the Week Team of the Weekend World Cup