Super XV Rugby 2013: Top Performers in Early Round 20 Fixtures

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Published: July 13, 2013

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With the rest of the weekend’s action ready to unfold on Saturday evening, there’s already been plenty of cause for excitement in the first batch of fixtures from the final round of this Super XV regular season.

So far, the Auckland Crusaders are the only qualified side who know where they’ll be ending up in the playoffs, with the Cheetahs, Reds, Blues, Bulls and Chiefs still waiting to find out their placement.

With three matches down and another four left to go, the following picks have impressed greatly in this weekend’s early outings, regardless of their postseason fate.

 

Victor Vito, Hurricanes



Although their season was rounded off in undesirable fashion, crashing out as 25-17 losers to the Crusaders, the Hurricanes put up a worthy fight against their wild-card opposition this weekend.

In the end, the irrepressible boot of Dan Carter was enough to ensure the victory for the Christchurch side, although the eight-point deficit perhaps doesn’t speak kindly enough of the Hurricanes’ resolve.

Tested as the rounded outlet he’s proven himself to be in the past, Victor Vito was a major instrument for the Wellington visitors both with the ball and without.

Showing a great eye for support, the 26-year-old made the most of a Matt Proctor break, latching onto his teammates’ offload and crashing over from short range.



However, it was the defensive graft put in by the back-rower at the breakdown that pointed him out as a key performer, working hard for the turnover and giving the Hurricanes reason to believe they deserved more from this encounter.

 

Ben Tameifuna, Chiefs

Admittedly, the Chiefs’ most recent clash against the Blues was helped leaps and bounds by the sending off of opposition forward, Kane Barrett, but that isn’t to dampen t...
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