Team of the Week: Ashton, Piutau, Robson, Sexton

RUCK’s Team of the Week: Ashton, Piutau, Robson, Sexton

RUCK selects the players that stood out in this weekend’s European fixtures with their Team of the Week.


Fullback: Charles Piutau (Ulster) 
Honourable mentions:
  • Brice Dulin (Racing 92)
  • Tiernan O’Halloran (Connacht)
  • Isa Nacewa (Leinster)
  • Alex Lozowski (Saracens)


Winger: Chris Ashton (Saracens) 
Honourable mentions:
  • Semesa Rokoduguni (Bath)
  • Jack Nowell (Exeter Chiefs)


Centre: Francis Sali (Munster)
Honourable mentions:
  • Fabrice Estebanez (Grenoble)
  • Jonathan Joseph (Bath)
  • Garry Ringrose (Leinster)
  • Rory Parata (Connacht)
  • Elliot Daly (Wasps)
  • Will Addison (Sale Sharks)


Centre: Scott Williams (Scarlets)
Honourable mentions:
  • Steven Shingler (Cardiff Blues)
  • Michele Campagnaro (Exeter Chiefs)

Wing: Keith Earls (Munster)

Fly-half: Johnny Sexton (Leinster)
Honourable mentions:
  • John Cooney (Connacht)
  • Dan Carter (Racing 92)
  • George Ford (Bath)
  • Dan Jones (Scarlets)

Scrum-half: Dan Robson (Wasps)
Honourable mentions:
  • Conor Murray (Munster)
  • Luke McGrath (Leinster)


Prop: Eddy Ben Arous (Racing 92)
Honourable mentions:
  • Dave Kilcoyne (Munster)
  • Nathan Catt (Bath)
  • Cian Healy (Leinster)

Hooker: Richard Hibbard (Gloucester)
Honourable mentions:
  • Tom Dunn (Bath)


Prop: John Ryan (Munster)

Lock: Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors)
Honourable mentions:
  • Lewis Stevenson (Connacht)
  • Gerbrandt Grobler (Racing 92)
  •  Devin Toner (Leinster)


Lock: James Cannon (Connacht)
Honourable mentions:
  • Ben Toolis (Edinburgh)
  • Johnny Gray (Glasgow Warriors)

Flanker: Jack Conan (Leinster)
Honourable mention:
  • Tom Wood (Northampton)

Flanker: Josh van der Flier (Leinster)
Honourable mention:
  • Matthieu Voisin (Racing 92)
  • Marco Mama (Worcester Warriors)

Number 8: Teimana Harrison (Northampton)
Honourable mentions:
  • CJ Stander (Munster)
  • Josh Strauss (Glasgow Warriors)
  • Harrison Keddie (Newport Gwent Dragons)
  • Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
  • Thomas Waldrom (Exeter Chiefs)


TOTW