LIST | Three best & three worst players from the Champions Cup quarter-finals
Rugby NewsSunday, 20 September 2020 at 19:58
The RUCK team have watched all four quarter-finals and have selected their three best and three worst performers from this weekend's Champions Cup action.
Exeter Chiefs, Racing 92, Saracens and Toulouse went through with Northampton Saints, Clermont, Leinster and Ulster crashing out.
THREE BEST
VIncent Koch (Saracens): The World Cup-winning prop made Cian Healy look like an amateur. Added to this, he made 18 tackles in a fantastic defensive effort.
Jacques Vermeulen (Exeter Chiefs): The South African flanker was monstrous as his side brushed Northampton Saints away. The rightful man of the match made 11 tackles, made 53 metres from his seven carries and topped off his performance with a try.
Cheslin Kolbe (Toulouse): The wing-wizard scored two great tries in Sunday’s quarter-final clash at Stade Ernest-Wallon. Kolbe showed his class at the beginning and end of the first half as he twice stepped inside Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale to round off sweeping moves.
THREE WORST
Cian Healy (Leinster): Couldn’t cope with power Saracens’ Test level front row as he was consistently overwhelmed. Conceded turnover to Itoje.
Jacob Stockdale (Ulster): The speedster was rated the best winger in the world tow years ago, but struggled throughout against Toulouse. He conceded four turnovers and missed four tackles in an error-strewn outing.
George Furbank (Northampton Saints): Another difficult week for the England fullback. Furbank failed to make a single metre from his five carries, missed three tackled and conceded a turnover.
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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