Two Springboks and a South African Premiership star are among the many gamers chosen for a data-powered Opta European Membership Rugby Staff of the Week.
13 completely different groups throughout the Premiership, Prime 14 and Vodacom URC are represented inside the Staff of the Week chosen primarily based on Opta Stats.
Edwill van der Merwe, who marked a return from damage with a brace of tries within the Lions’ thrashing of Edinburgh at Ellis Park, is certainly one of two Springboks and three South African gamers to make the group.
Van der Merwe added a attempt help to his match stats and, based on Opta, it’s the third time he has each scored and assisted a attempt in a Vodacom URC match.
Elrigh Louw is the opposite Bok consultant within the group, because the Vodacom Bulls co-captain produced a robust efficiency towards Ulster at Loftus Versfeld. Louw made a team-high 4 profitable carries and beat 4 defenders, scoring a 77th-minute attempt to wrap up a 47-21 bonus-point win.
In the meantime, Bristol centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg additionally made the minimize, after his try-scoring efficiency within the Bears’ away win towards final season’s Premiership finalists Bathtub.
XV – #ICYMI our European Membership Rugby Staff of the Week, which featured gamers from 13 completely different groups. Choice.
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