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Six-Nations : l'Italien Tommaso Menoncello élu meilleur joueur
C’est plutôt inattendu mais pas immérité. Tommaso Menoncello a été élu meilleur joueur du Tournoi des Six-Nations 2024, Le jeune trois-quarts centre ou aile italien a rallié 33% des suffrages exprimés par les fans, et devance le N.8 anglais Ben Earl, le centre irlandais Bundee Aki et le trois-quarts aile de l’Écosse Duhan Van der Merwe.
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A 21 ans tout juste, Menoncello disputait déjà son 3e Tournoi (il a fait ses débuts en 2022 contre la France) et a marqué les esprits, formant avec Juan Ignacio Brex une paire de centres complémentaire et dévastatrice.
« C’est une énorme surprise et un grand honneur d’être nommé Joueur du Tournoi des Six Nations », a confié le joueur, cité sur sixnationsrugby.com.
« C’est vraiment spécial de représenter mon pays et de porter le maillot de l’Italie aux côtés de mes amis et de mes coéquipiers. Réaliser des performances qui, je l’espère, inspirent les supporters, voilà ce qui me fait rêver. Le fait de remporter ce prix témoigne de la performance de l’ensemble de l’équipe d’Italie. C’est un signe de l’excitante aventure que le rugby italien s’apprête à connaître. »
Une récompense qui vient aussi saluer le parcours historique de l’Italie. Depuis leur intégration au Tournoi des Six Nations, jamais les Azzurri n’avaient terminé un Tournoi à l’équilibre. Cette année, si en termes de ranking l’avancée n’est pas spectaculaire (5e, comme en 2023), les Transalpins comptent autant de victoires que de défaites (2) et la balance aurait pu pencher du côté des victoires si la pénalité de Paolo Garbisi n’avait heurté le poteau en toute fin de match, contre la France (score final 13-13).
Menoncello est seulement le deuxième Italien à recevoir cette récompense. Un autre trois-quarts centre, Andrea Masi, avait été sacré en 2011. Le joueur du Benetton Trévise succède à Antoine Dupont, lauréat des deux derniers trophées (et même trois des quatre derniers), mais absent cette année pour cause d’engagement auprès de l’équipe de France à VII.
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48 Go to commentsBlues are dominating up front and that’s been a long time coming. They have won the up front confrontation which is where canes, hilanders and act brumbies are also strong.
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5 Go to commentsOne tough SOB!
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127 Go to commentsGoode is like a wet fart on The Rugby Pod and should be shoved aside. Jim knows what he is on about and can get on better without Goode’s nasty little cheap shots.
127 Go to commentsBrumbies will win, crusaders are pretty awful this year
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