I agree with the MOTM for Heaslip who was excellent again today.He got through a crazy amount of work and still managed some classy touches.Followed closely by Ferris whose workrate was also brilliant and some of his tackling was outstanding.Wally also played his part and had his best game for a while.
I don't think any of our front 5 were particularly brilliant.Buckley did reasonably well when he came on.
TOL still too slow but a much better performance today and did very well for that final try.
Sexton did very well at times and will be pretty happy with everything but his goalkicking.ROG added a steadying hand when he came on and made some very effective tackles----eh did I say that?----yes he scragged a few guys before they had a chance to get going.
D'Arcy and BOD were defensively outstanding.Not too much opportunity for them in attack but D'Arcy in particular had some very good carries and always got over the gainline.
Earls took his try very nicely and performed as well as you could hope for.Some defensive lapses when he switched to centre but some of tackling through the match was very good.Made one class break which was unlucky not to end in a try.He did well for his try and will remember this day for a long time.
Bowe back near his classy best and sniffed out two excellent tries.Took a couple of great catches on the run and was very solid defensively.
Murphy can be satisfied with his day.He really only made about 2 big errors all game and once or twice got some good forward momentum with his evasive running.His tackling leaves a lot to be desired but everybody knows this is a weakness in his game.
(next highest was 9)
