"Looks as fast and as sharp as ever, showing great pace and strength with his tries. Again, this was not the type of game for him to showcase his attacking prowess, but the fact he still finished with two tries is testament to his class."
Round four of the Gallagher Premiership was breathtaking from start to finish.
From Harlequins thrilling win against Bristol Bears on Friday night to Wasps impressive win against Northampton Saints, the weekend action really did have it all.
But, as is tradition, the quality contributions of the weekend must be narrowed down to an outstanding team of the week.
Here’s who made the
RUCK team of the week cut this week…
Results:
- Harlequins 52-24 Bristol Bears
- Exeter Chiefs 42-5 Worcester Warriors
- Gloucester 33-32 Sale Sharks
- London Irish 16-21 Leicester Tigers
- Saracens 37-23 Newcastle Falcons
- Wasps 26-20 Northampton Saints
Premiership team of the week: Round 4
BACK-THREE:
- 15. Max Malins (Saracens)
- 14. Facundo Cordero (Exeter Chiefs)
- 11. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester)
Honourable mentions: Louis Lynagh (Harlequins)
CENTRES:
- 13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
- 12. Mark Atkinson (Gloucester)
Gloucestershire Live on Atkinson: "While the centre didn't make a huge impact with his passing game he put in a couple of superb passes and there was none better than the bullet pass which flew off his left hand to set-up the opportunity for Rees-Zammit to finish for his second try."
Henry Slade, Captain of Exeter Chiefs during the Gallagher Premiership match between Exeter Chiefs and Worcester Warriors at Sandy Park on 9 Oct 2021. Photo: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
HALFBACKS:
- 10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
- 9. Dan Robson (Wasps)
Honourable mentions: George Ford (Leicester Tigers), Raffi Quirke (Sale Sharks)
FRONT-ROW:
- 1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens)
- 2. Jamie George (Saracens)
- 3. Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers)
Honourable mentions: Nic Dolly (Leicester Tigers), Sam Matavesi (Northampton Saints)
SECOND-ROW:
- 4. Dave Ewers (Exeter Chiefs)
- 5. Tim Swinson (Saracens)
Devon Live on Ewers: "Looked powerful and abrasive all match, he made his presence felt with some hard carries. Matched Jonny Hill’s stat of 12 tackles made and had one of those games where he popped up everywhere, particularly in defence. One of the few players to shine in the first half.
Dave Ewers of Exeter Chiefs is tackled by Scott Baldwin of Worcester Warriors during the Gallagher Premiership match between Exeter Chiefs and Worcester Warriors at Sandy Park on 9 Oct 2021. Photo: Phil Mingo/PPAUK
BACK-ROW:
- 6. Alex Dombrandt (Harlequins)
- 7. Thomas Young (Wasps)
- 8. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs)
Honourable mentions: Hanro Liebenberg (Leicester Tigers)
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