Israel Dagg (NZL)
Perennial All Blacks full back Mils Muliaina was not going to relinquish his jersey without a fight, but after the opening 80 minutes of the tournament the battle for selection was essentially over.
Israel Dagg, with a combination of youthful exuberance, blistering pace and footwork to match, had unquestionably proved his time had come.
Jerome Kaino (NZL)
The menacing enforcer of the All Blacks’ pack, Kaino played practically every minute of New Zealand’s victorious campaign. His only time spent on the sideline came in the final seconds of their semi-final win over Australia.The success of the All Blacks was built on front-foot ball and Kaino consistently delivered for his team. The flanker could be relied upon to make metres and scatter would-be tacklers with every inspired charge at the line. He also had a knack for finding himself in the right place at the right time and reaped the rewards with four tries.
The menacing enforcer of the All Blacks’ pack, Kaino played practically every minute of New Zealand’s victorious campaign. His only time spent on the sideline came in the final seconds of their semi-final win over Australia.The success of the All Blacks was built on front-foot ball and Kaino consistently delivered for his team. The flanker could be relied upon to make metres and scatter would-be tacklers with every inspired charge at the line. He also had a knack for finding himself in the right place at the right time and reaped the rewards with four tries.
Jamie Roberts (WAL)
Jamie Roberts has proved himself a no-nonsense centre who knows the shortest route to the try-line is straight, hard and, if need be, through the defender in front of you.The burly Welshman consistently got his team on the front foot by carrying tacklers over the advantage line with his robust running. And he showed enough stamina to hit the line just as powerfully in the final minute of a match as in the first.
Jamie Roberts has proved himself a no-nonsense centre who knows the shortest route to the try-line is straight, hard and, if need be, through the defender in front of you.The burly Welshman consistently got his team on the front foot by carrying tacklers over the advantage line with his robust running. And he showed enough stamina to hit the line just as powerfully in the final minute of a match as in the first.
Sean O’Brien (IRE)
Ireland’s finest moment in the tournament came when they beat Australia in their Pool C encounter, and flanker Sean O'Brien was at the heart of the suffocating defensive effort that restricted the Wallabies to six points.The 24-year-old was forced into the openside flanker role from his regular blindside position when David Wallace was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury, and he stepped up to the task with an expertise beyond his years.
Ireland’s finest moment in the tournament came when they beat Australia in their Pool C encounter, and flanker Sean O'Brien was at the heart of the suffocating defensive effort that restricted the Wallabies to six points.The 24-year-old was forced into the openside flanker role from his regular blindside position when David Wallace was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury, and he stepped up to the task with an expertise beyond his years.
Jacques Burger (NAM)
Consistently the shining light in his side, Namibia captain Jacques Burger demonstrated enough skill and fortitude to suggest he would legitimately earn a place in many of the higher-ranked teams at the tournament.Burger was a skipper who led by example. Even as opposition scores mounted, the 28-year-old continued to tirelessly throw himself into the tackle and threaten turnover ball in the rucks.
Consistently the shining light in his side, Namibia captain Jacques Burger demonstrated enough skill and fortitude to suggest he would legitimately earn a place in many of the higher-ranked teams at the tournament.Burger was a skipper who led by example. Even as opposition scores mounted, the 28-year-old continued to tirelessly throw himself into the tackle and threaten turnover ball in the rucks.
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