#10. Lima Sopoaga (Samoa)
Rugby Pass wrote: “Put a rudimentary penalty miss early on behind him to consistently threaten England’s defence in a variety of ways, be it sniping runs himself or his fruitful cross-field kicks. The latter set up a sensational Ah-Wong try, but that was not the only occasion his kicks troubled his opponents. The ex All Black was too much for England to handle on plenty of occasions. Had a minute spell where he won a penalty at the breakdown on his line off the back of an England maul only to miss touch, but that should not deter from a brilliant performance.”
Honourable mentions: Johnny Sexton (Ireland), Matthieu Jalibert (France)
#9. Danny Care (England)
Rugby Pass wrote: “Only given 14 minutes but he was the perfect sub to exploit a Samoa defence being a yellow card player down. Scored the crucial try and then put in that excellent try-saving tackle with 75 seconds remaining.”
Honourable mentions: Jonathan Taumateine (Samoa), Jamison Gibson-Park (Ireland)
#1. Andrew Porter (Ireland)
Telegraph wrote: “Brilliant turnover got arguably the biggest cheer of first half. Reverse pass to referee Nic Berry caught everyone out.”
BALLS wrote: “Simply outstanding in defence. Got through an incredible amount of work with 13 tackles in his 48 minutes on the pitch. “
#2. Julian Montoya (Argentina
Planet Rugby wrote: “he captain was inspirational yet again for Los Pumas on both sides of the ball including 14 tackles, a turnover and 12 carries in a ridiculously busy outing. He bleeds the blue and white of Argentina and he will be critical in the knockouts.”
Honourable mentions: Peato Mauvaka (France), Codie Taylor (New Zealand)
#3. Tomas Francis (Wales)
Wales Online wrote: “Helped Wales gain the upper hand at the scrum, while he made nine tackles, putting in a decent shift around the park. Topped off a solid performance with a rare try for his country.”