In Jean Bouin, Saracens third row Theo McFarland shone brightly. On the Paris side, Sekou Macalou, who received an absurd red card, probably cost his team the match…
The tops
At 32, he is probably no longer going as fast as in the blessed days when he was indisputable in the England team and the British and Irish Lions. Despite everythingtHeliot Daly has a formidable left leg and a sense of often optimal placement, deep in the field. Class, what…
The Sarries winger is not the best-known player in Mark McCall's team in the distant London suburbs. However, English winger Rotimi Segun put in a superb performance on Sunday afternoon, winning the majority of his duels with ball in hand and also getting the better of the Parisian defenders in the air.
Even though we have been doing this job for many years, we still discover things. And on Sunday afternoon, we fell in love with Saracens flanker Theo McFarland (29 years old): formidable with the ball in his hands, very skillful in his passes in contact, the Samoan also distributed some good cartridges to Jean Bouin. A monster, we tell you…
The flops
What was going through his mind in the first half? While the pink soldiers led to the score (10-0) and had a very good start to the match, Sekou Macalou suddenly “handled” (there are no other words…) Saracens scrum-half Ivan van Zyl, then positioned on the ground. The Parisian third row was logically sent off by Hollie Davidson, the Scottish referee of the match. We know the rest…
See also: Video. Tripping, dangerous gesture: the exclusion of Sekou Macalou against Saracens
If his midfield colleague Jeremy Ward was once again monumental, whether with the ball or on defense, the English international Joe Marchant was, on the other hand, far too discreet. In attack, the former Harlequins player only rarely managed to get the better of the English tacklers.
Reduced to fourteen from the 22nd minute of play after the exclusion of Sekou Macalou, Stade français lost to Jean-Bouin against Saracens. The Parisians suffered a second defeat in as many Champions Cup outings.
The match film -> https://t.co/fWo2FMNAgZ pic.twitter.com/75TdnQK9l1— RUGBYRAMA (@RugbyramaFR) https://twitter.com/RugbyramaFR/status/1868312950122893784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
15. Leo Barré : 5/10
14. Peniasi Dakuwaqa: 4/10
13. Joe Marchant : 4/10
12. Jeremy Ward : 5/10
11. Charles Laloi : 4/10
10. Zack Henry : 4/10
9. Brad Weber : 4/10
8. Juan Scelzo: 4/10
7. Rescue Macalou: 1/10
6. Ryan Chapuis: 4/10
5. Tanginoa Halaifonua : 4/10
4. Paul Gabrillagues : 5/10
3. Paul Alo-Emile : 5/10 Then Hugo N’Diaye: 3/10
2. Giacomo Nicotera: 4/10 then Lucas Peyresblanches: 4/10
1. Clément Castets: 5/10
