France scrumhalf Nolan Le Gerrac is making his first start of the 2024 Guinness Six Nations as he replaces Bordeaux star Maxime Lucu.
Known for his trademark sniping runs and uptempo game, French fans will be hoping the Racing 92 playmaker can go some way to offset the absence of superstar Antoine Dupont.
Currently leading Wales 20 -17 in a highly entertaining and loose game, Le Gerrac and his teammates have shown moments of brilliance but have been undone by several sloppy moments.
One moment of brilliance that had the Principality Stadium crowd in awe was a huge reverse pass that travelled over 25 meters.
The pass would find his halfback partner Thomas Ramos, who found a support runner who, in turn, shifted the ball wider to winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey.
From here, the flying winger almost skinned the Welsh defence before offloading to his centre, Nicolas Depoortère, who was shunted into touch by the Welsh cover defence.
Stop what you’re doing and just appreciate this pass 😮💨🔥 pic.twitter.com/0L6WTJVeKN
— Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) March 10, 2024
The pass was a great throwback to Le Garrec’s former teammate Teddy Iribaren against Munster in the Champions Cup.
Oh, just Teddy Iribaren throwing a pass most wouldn’t even attempt on the training ground, let alone the Heineken Champions Cup #stopitpic.twitter.com/5Tuw4MHqYE
— RugbyPass (@RugbyPass) January 12, 2020
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