Top 14. Feleti Kaitu’u, the super-sub medical joker who upset the Racing 92 match in Vannes

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He has only been at the club for two weeks. Kitu’u Flat yet completely changed the face of Racing 92 this Saturday on the lawn of Valves during the fifth day of Top 14. Coming into play at the break, the hooker scored the Rabine revolt try but he could also have cost his team the victory!

Kitu’u Flat was still unknown in France at the beginning of September. A three-time Australian international, the 29-year-old was without a club this season after several years at the Western Force. THE Racing 92 nevertheless decided to trust him by hiring him as a medical joker of Janick Tarrit.

This bet proved to be a winning one this Saturday as the Australian walked on a lawn of Top 14 for the first time in his career. On the substitutes’ bench at the start of the match, Sender came into play at the break with his other front-line partners to try to erase the poor first act of the Ile-de-France residents, dominated by Valves (10-17).

Two tries for Kaitu’u, one of which was refused

The hooker immediately showed himself to be more precise in touch than his predecessor Robin Couly with several throws well captured by his alignment and in particular Cameron Woki. Only ten minutes after his entry, Sender crossed the opponent’s goal line for the first time after a good ball carried but his try was logically refused by referee Tual Trainini.

Nothing to slow down the ex-player Tasman who brought a great revolt within his entire pack to take him into the goal once again on the hour mark and allow his team to return to equality. Real inspiration this Saturday for this trip to Brittany, Sender almost cost the sky and white club victory.

Like his team, the hooker showed himself to be undisciplined at the end of the match and he even received a yellow card for a gross foul in a ruck (78^And) while the Vannes residents pushed to make up their ten-point deficit on the scoreboard. If the former racing man Thomas Moukoro achieved it, the end of the match turned out well in favor of the Racing 92 who was nevertheless able to secure his first away success of the season after a huge fight (27-24).

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