Game changers and game breakers with the best teams in Europe to dominate after entralling Champions and challenge Cup.
15. Chris Ashton (Toulon)
Like Chris Ashton and Lee Halfpenny (Scarlets) posted performances of real substance in their quarterfinals. Andrew Conway took Toulon pocket to score a 20-19 win at the death in Thomond Park, we would probably be thinking about winning Ashton the performance of real invention and spark.
The Toulon full-back pulled the Munster defence to score a brilliant try, while his kicking and positional cover ripped off Munster in attack.
For all around performance, the Toulon man deserves the 15 Jersey for the usually polished 19-point lay, Halfpenny’s kicking performance against La Rochelle.
14. Andrew Conway (Munster)
Moments of the dramatic quarterfinals of the Champions Cup Munster victory over Toulon Thomond Park
Aggressive, tenacious, determined, Munster winger summed up the attitude of his side to their often remarkable 20-19 quarterfinal victory over Toulon.
Throughout his spectacular try from nothing when Munster looked as if they are not left hand to play, will go down in history as another great moment in the long notes in the Irish province.
13. Sam Arnold (Munster)
Much has been made of the weakened partnership Munster before their clash with Toulon. Especially when this partnership was established, possibly MA’a Nonu and Mathieu Bastareaud in the opposition field.
But Arnold, and his halfback partner Rory Scannell, was stubborn and a tiger in the face of one of the most impressive combinations in world club Rugby.
12. ISA Nacewa (Leinster)
The evergreen 35-year-old has played only 45 minutes PRO14 Rugby since the conclusion stages of the Champions Cup pool.
But his versatility and vision are not affected. Nacewa showed an impressive turn of foot to help to create to try to Ringrose Harry in Leinster 30-19 victory over Saracens, while chipping in with 14 tackles.
11. Marc Andreu (Racing 92)
Racing striker finished the best player of the match and executed match-winning the game will try everything in his French 28-17 quarter-final victory over Clermont Auvergne.
Prior to that, he made a startling run for Leone Nakarawa to score, and interspersing the contest with a rather dramatic productions, to compose his own highlights reel.
10. Robert du preez (sharks)
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Fly-half of the “sharks” were made by one of the outstanding individual performances of the weekend, posting 38 points in his direction 63-40 super Rugby win over the Blues.
Both teams scored six tries, but the contest was marked Du preez superb goal-kicking. He returned seven penalties, six conversions, and added to try.
9. Maxime Machenaud (Racing 92)
Race 92 reached the semi-finals of the Champions Cup thanks to a tense victory over French rivals Clermont Sunday Afternoon
He was declared as one of the fights of the weekend. Prime numbers in France 9c, Morgan Parra and Maxime Machenaud, in appropriate colours, Clermont and racing. Both were usually influential.
Clermont, via Parra, provide early control of the contest through scrum-half, it’s a game, but as the contest wore on, Machenaud often bring its brand to bear on the proceedings.
1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
The heavy end of the burden of the Saracens was always going to rest on the shoulders of England stars like dynamic loosehead.
He ministered to the performance we expected, but despite digging in, it’s not like he was going to be his from some distance out.
2. Ken Owens (Scarlets)
Owens was the sole survivor from the squad that last played in the playoffs 11 years ago and he would lead someone eager to make up for lost time in a 29-17 Scarlets’ victory over La Rochelle.
Hooker finished as the leading Scarlets’ tackler, assured in the set piece and prominent with the ball in his hands.
3. John Afoa (Gloucester)
Afoa was a great servant to Gloucester Rugby and 34-year-old new Zealander was a moment to savour as he was celebrating his 100 th game with a 33-28 play in his team’s victory away in Connacht.
The new Zealander has done an excellent manikin to work in capacity-meaning it has the ability to take Mark Atkinson after the break through the Connacht defence.
4. Leone Nakarawa (Racing 92)
Both Billy Holland and Jean Klein showed a large spoon stoicism in the face of Toulon’s much-vaunted pack, but no less abrasive and even more appealing was the performance of racing 92-Leone Nakarawa.
Fiji-born Lock has helped the race to recover from a 9-0 deficit against Clermont with amazing to try real inventions and from there, the Parisians went on.
5. James Ryan (Leinster)
Incredibly, the young Leinster castle still to taste defeat at senior level for club or country and every statement proves a formidable reputation, which is already concreted.
Now the totem in the Leinster pack, the chances are decreasing day by day in this command, the Leinster crown was a stunning debut season for the castle ahead.
6. Peter O’mahony (Munster)
Man of the match Peter O’mahony in the post-match interview after the victory 20-19 Munster via Toulon
The play, which he posted to Munster on Saturday, we had almost come to expect as a given.
When Munster were in trouble, they were often explicit bloodlust of their captain kept them in the contest. He was finger things that are two main line-out steals every ounce of his experience and a bottomless appetite for work.
7. Dan Leavy (Leinster)
In England, the back line has suffered in the absence of Billy Vunipola in the six Nations tournament, and so it was for Saracens in the Aviva stadium, where Danny Leavy Leinster plays an important role in carving out the victory.
In openside – who only got the nod for Ireland after injury of Sean O’brien and Josh van der Flier – have made an invaluable contribution for club and country this season. He finished with a try on Sunday and applause.
8. Nick Williams (Cardiff Blues)
In many ways, it was a difficult decision to select Dan Leavy for Navidi of Cardiff. Josh in the position of openside. Because Navidi led the back line performance from the Edinburgh real substance.
Also Central to this was the industry and abrasiveness Nick Williams, who was strong in the hand, and brought a great momentum.
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