Here’s The42’s Team of the Champions Cup 1/4 finals
December 24, 2022 | News | No Comments
EIGHT TEAMS ENTERED, only four advance to the semi-finals in France in a fortnight.
Here’s the players we thought stood out above their peers as Leinster beat Bath, Clermont thrashed Northampton, Saracens sneaked it against Racing and Toulon threw off the challenge of Wasps.
15. Nick Abendanon (Clermont)
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
14. Noa Nakaitaci (Clermont)
Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
13. Mathieu Bastareaud (Toulon)
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
12. Wesley Fofana (Clermont)
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
11. Anthony Watson (Bath)
Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
10. Brock James (Clermont)
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
9. Joe Simpson (Wasps)
Source: Billy Stickland/INPHO
1. Cian Healy (Leinster)
Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO
2. Dimitri Szarzewski (Racing Metro)
Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
3. Mike Ross (Leinster)
Source: Colm O’Neill/INPHO
4. George Kruis (Saracens)
Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
5. Ali Williams (Toulon)
Source: James Crombie/INPHO
6. Jackson Wray (Saracens)
Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
7. Damien Chouly (Clermont)
8. Billy Vunipola (Saracens)
Source: Morgan Treacy/INPHO
Who would make your quarter-final XV?
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