"Lots of work to do" - 5 players who underperformed in the second week of the Autumn Nations Series

Rugby News
Saturday, 06 November 2021 at 19:48
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We take at five players who underperformed during the opening round of the Autumn Nations Series, including one disappointing England star.

#1. Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales)

Rugby Pass 5/10: "Denied the opportunity to play the Springboks during the summer, the Gloucester man got off to an awful start here, fumbling all before him in the atrocious conditions. Although he threatened the SA line on one occasion, it was a game that largely passed him by."

#2. James Ryan (Ireland)

RUCK 6/10: Despite the Irish being convincing 60-5 winners against Japan, the second-row was probably his sides underperformer as he made very few carries and cost his side two turnovers. Iain Henderson made more impact on the game as a replacement, which shows just how much quieter Ryan was than usual
IRISH 6/10: "Ryan was pretty quiet today in what was a rampant Irish performance, as he never quite got to grips with the game. Still, he has plenty of credit in the bank and will likely start against New Zealand next weekend."

#3. Tom Curry (England)

Rugby Pass 6.5/10: "Correctly pinged for blocking Tonga’s kick chase to give Tonga their opening score. Moved to his usual club position on the openside flank at half-time and was immediately penalised for offside when leaving a scrum early."
Telegraph: "Improved markedly as the game progressed and was still offering supporting lines in the 76th minute. Is it a coincidence that happened after Dombrandt came on?"

#4. Tomas Francis (Wales)

Rugby Pass 4/10: "Welsh fans may have feared that getting obliterated in the first scrum of game could have been a portent of things to come, and so it went for Francis, who was taken apart by Nche."

#5. Kyle Sinckler (England)

Telegraph 6/10: "Feels like we are not seeing he best of him when he is used more as a distributor rather than a carrier. Coughed up three penalties too."

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