2. Tobias Elliott (Saracens)
Saracens head coach Mark McCall would only have been delighted, as his 21-year-old pocket rocket Tobias Elliott, bagged his third try in as many Premiership games this past weekend. Elliott has started the 2024/25 Premiership season in fine form, with scores against Gloucester, Sale and most recently Exeter Chiefs setting the tone for a strong league campaign.
Elliott will be tasked to shine even brighter once the international stars are away on Test duties, with some highlight-reel moments expected from him in the Premiership Rugby Cup. The future is bright for the talented winger, as Elliott has already showcased his ability to beat players around the outside with pure pace, and utilise tricky footwork to skip past tacklers. Couple this with his impressive game-reading and distribution, and McCall has a true gem on his hands, that fans can get excited about up in North London.
3. Joe Woodward (Leicester Tigers)
Joe Woodward was a relative unknown to the Premiership ahead of last weekend, yet ended the match competing for a spot in the Ruck Team of the Week. The 21-year-old was a close second to Bristol’s Benhard Janse van Rensburg for the 12 shirt, after an impressive first cap for Leicester Tigers. Ruck’s Midlands Reporter George Wellbelove watched the former Nottingham man make his maiden Tigers cap, and said:
“The young English centre was instrumental to his side’s victory in his full debut for Leicester. He was unfazed and looked extremely comfortable in the 12 shirt. Woodward is an England
age-grade player, having represented and captaining England U18. It appears it is only a matter of time before Woodward is excelling and with the long term unavailability of Solomone Kata, Woodward is primed to take his spot and be afforded extended game time.”
