The fifth round of the Champions Cup provided some outstanding pieces of rugby, including a number of world class passes which simply need to be watched over and over again.
*Now updated with global clips that aren’t geoblocked
First up, Wales and Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau carried the ball in one hand “like a peanut” before offloading the ball to scrum half Max Green who scored in the corner.
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“The ball is like a peanut in his hand!”
Taulupe Faletau shows what he’s all about with a brilliant break and a delightful offload to give @bathrugby their first score of the day!
Class from the Welsh international 💪 pic.twitter.com/0oaYctHME0
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 12 January 2019
Next up is Edinburgh’s Viliame Mata who somehow threw a blind, one-handed offload straight into the arms of centre James Johnstone who scored their third try against Toulon in France.
https://youtu.be/WE-LuhG6pmk?t=101
Kinghorn 😍
Mata 🤯
Jimmy 🚀@EdinburghRugby on fire! #TOUvEDI pic.twitter.com/3QAOWDOSN7— Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast (@thistlerugbypod) 12 January 2019
Scarlets’ Kieron Fonotia embarrassed the Leicester Tigers defence with a no-look pass to assist Johnny McNicholl for a try under the posts.
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“It’s showboating stuff from the Scarlets!”
Kieron Fonotia with the no look pass ❌👀
Johnny McNicholl touches down to secure the bonus point in an emphatic performance from the Welsh side 💪 pic.twitter.com/tQXaz6kGpw
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 12 January 2019
And finally, Leinster scrum half Jamison Gibson-Park took a quick-tap penalty against Toulouse before throwing a 20 metre pass to Adam Byrne on the wing who scored the home side’s fourth try of the match.
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WHAT A PASS! 😮
…So quick the cameraman missed it 😂
Adam Byrne seals Leinster’s bonus point thanks to some quick thinking and an absolutely magical pass from Jamison Gibson-Park…
Superb scrum-half play 🙌 pic.twitter.com/dgo4K6wGip
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) 12 January 2019
*The twitter videos in this article are for UK readers only, apologies for any inconvenience.
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