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Join us as we take a closer look at 4 exceptional players from our favourite leagues. Come with us into the intimacy of the selected Plays.
Martin Bustos Moyano, the Argentinian gunner
It was during the 2018-19 season and Bayonne was in the PRO D2 final against Brive. The winner of this match would be the French second division champion and would move up to the TOP 14! It was the 81st minute of the game and the score was 19-18 the Brivistes when Martin Bustos Moyano kicked the winning penalty. The Argentinian gunner did not hesitate and allowed the entire Basque nation to excult. They're back among the elite of French rugby!
Finalist of the TOP 14 in 2011 with Montpellier and then French PRO D2 champion with Bayonne in 2019, the Argentinian striker is very popular with Bayonne, where he has scored more than 1,000 points.
Maxime Médard, AKA Wolverine
The 2008 TOP 14 final was being played at the Stade de France. After an hour mark, Maxime Médard substituted Yves Donguy on the right and, after some excellent work from his winger, Maxime finished off the action with a sumptuous inside step, putting two Clermont-Ferrand players in the wind. It was a move worthy of the Bleus full-back with 63 caps to his name.
A legend of French rugby who has been loyal to his beloved club, the Stade Toulousain, throughout his career. His track records ? 5 times French champion and 3 times European champion, isn't that great?
Juandré Kruger, the South African juggernaut
Why such a name? 1.99 metres tall and weighing 112 kilos, he's quite a beast. During the 2014-15 season with the Racing, Kruger scored one of the greatest tries of all time for the team from the Paris region. Between speed, acceleration, offloads and chisteras, the South African giant recovered the ball with one hand to score a try from 100 meters!
A French champion with Racing in 2016 and also former Toulon player, Kruger has won 17 caps for the Springboks. A career worthy of his size.
During the 2022 TOP 14 final with Montpellier, Bouthier scored a splendid try that crucified the fate of the match, giving Montpellier the title of French champions after 12th minute played. Yes, you read that right, 12 minutes into the game and it was already Montpellier's 3rd try of the game against the Castrais, who hadn't even got off the bus yet.
Anthony has 8 caps for France, was French champion in 2022 and won the European Challenge Cup with Montpellier in 2021. A successful career for a player who burst onto the professional rugby scene very late in life, playing his first Top 14 match at the age of 27!
And by the way, you're wondering why he has such an iron foot? Just ask the English, who got 90 metres in their sights after Bouthier's monstrous kick. The English press even described it as the biggest clearance in the history of the 6 Nations.
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