SECOND-ROW:
4. Matias Alemanno (Argentina)
5. James Ryan (Ireland)
Rugby Pass 8.5/10: “Excellence personified.”
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6. Jamie Ritchie (Scotland)
Rugby Pass 7/10: “Four carries and 10 tackles for the skipper, who led from the front. Also showed clever footwork to beat the giant Fijians on a couple of occasions.”
Embed from Getty Images7. Josh Van der Flier (Ireland)
RTE 9/10: “Van der Flier was once again heroic, making 16 tackles in the face of some brutal physicality. The heartbeat of this Ireland team.”
Planet Rugby 9/10: “Has become a world-class flanker and showed yet again why he is among the best in the game.”
Rugby Pass 8.5/10: “Collected a player of the year award the other week and he showed why here, rising to the challenge in a rumbustious collision and he rounded off his display with that all-important first try.”
8. Ardie Savea (New Zealand)
Rugby Pass 9/10: “Carried strongly throughout and set up NZ’s fifth try of the afternoon with his trademark audacious dummy before scoring one of his own to cease any sort of Wales fightback.”
Planet Rugby 9/10: “Another to play a key role in their dominant victory. Superb at the breakdown and always made metres with ball in hand”