FINAL TOP 14 2021-2022 – On Friday evening, Montpellier won its first Bouclier de Brennus by dominating Castres in the final (10-29). The notes of those who shone or disappointed.
Notes from Castres
He was on the level
Tom Staniforth – 5,5
The +: 22 races with the ball and best CO tackler (11/13).
The –: Penalized once and on the rope physically as the meeting progresses.
In short: The only Castres player at the level this Friday evening.
They disappointed
Teariki Ben-Nicholas-2.5
The +: 29 meters gained with the ball, but without making the necessary differences.
The –: Three lost balls (31′, 35′ and 76′), on different phases of the game (touch, dismissal and snatch ball), but also penalized twice. In combat, he suffered continually. In short, a very tasteless performance for the New Zealander.
In short: We are not far from the nightmare.
Filippo Nakosi – 3. The Best of Filippo Nakosi
The +: 72 meters with the ball and 3 defenders beaten, but…
The –: … but what clumsiness at the moment of being decisive. He lost three balls in this match, including two on damaging forwards. Penalized once for keeping the ball on the ground, he could never be the usual trigger for the Tarn attack.
In short: Frustrating for Nakosi, and for the CO.
Geoffrey Palis – 3
The +: 65 meters with the ball and two defenders beaten, all the same.
The –: Otherwise, Palis had a very delicate evening. His absolutely suicidal kick, a sort of sombrero kick (yes yes) leads to the first Hérault try (6′). If he did not hesitate to restart, he, over the course of the match, suffered physically, against the density of Hérault.
In short: A mistake that costs far too much.
Montpellier notes
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