Champions Cup – Racing 92 notes – Stormers: Romain Taofifenua back, Josua Tuisova on fire

The Tops

Joshua Tuisova : 7/10

Like you, we noticed that defensively, the Fijian colossus of Racing 92 was sometimes caught by the supports and canes of the South African attackers. But then, Joshua Tuisova has such striking power with the ball in his hands thathe embodied a permanent danger for the South African defense on Saturday evening. He mobilized two, even three Stormers defenders for each action…

Romain Taofifenua : 7/10

If the French giant had not had an unforgettable season until then, he undoubtedly woke up on Saturday evening. In Nanterre, Romain Taofifenua was involved in all the battles, stirring meat in the groupings, signing some nice charges in the running game and doing colossal work on the penetrating mauls. A good omen, at the dawn of 6 Nations Tournament…

The Flops

Clayton Flowers : 3/10

On the ultra-fast pitch of Nanterre, the Stormers' rear never found its feet. Overwhelmed in defense and sometimes very poorly placed on opposing kicks, Clayton Blommetjies had a very sad evening on Saturday evening.

Siti Sithole : 3/10

If he sometimes got the better of his direct opponent Thomas Laclayat in a closed scrum, the left pillar of the Stormers also showed himself to be very clumsy with the ball in his hands and sometimes not very determined in his defensive duels. Siti Sithole, little used by the Stormers staff this season, has not really scored any points in the western suburbs…