Willie Du Plessis never ceases to impress in the Mons colors. Once again a great architect of the Landes victory, the Dutch opener plunged an Oyonnax team which was dangerously approaching the precipice.
By scoring half of his team's points (15 out of 30), Willie Du Plessis was undoubtedly one of the great architects of the success won by the Montois in Haut-Bugey. His performance (2 penalties, 1 drop, 3 conversions) enabled him to consolidate his place as runner-up in the ranking of the best directors (115 points scored) while reducing the gap that separates him from first place held by Drômois Lucas Méret ( 129 points). But beyond the numbers and the 100% success by the South African player, his contribution to the game was certainly not negligible.
For 72 minutes, before giving way to Patricio Fernandez, the Montois established himself as the great leader of the Landes game, at the foot to keep the Oyonnaxiens under pressure in their camp, at the hand to ensure effective launches like the one concluded under the poles by Gatien Massé to close the gap widened by Oyonnax after scoring two tries in the first quarter of an hour. Without in any way neglecting the other components of the game, it is undoubtedly at this opening position that the duel between Landais and Haut-Bugistes took place. Precise, efficient, inspired as he was on a successful drop attempt, also capable of bringing alternation through his choices, Willie Du Plessis won the openers' duel hard, placing his team on the path to victory.
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