Sunday Social: Funny interviews, goalkicks and a diss track

Colin Newboult
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It is time for Planet Rugby’s Sunday Social, your quirky recap of the serious and not so serious talking points from the past week’s action.

We kick off with England and Harlequins prop Joe Marler taking this interview – in which he previews his club’s Champions Cup game with Bath – in a whole new direction.

Marler’s impersonation of a horse certainly hit the headlines around the world and his hilarious, though peculiar, interview even reached the USA.

In France, another front-row forward, Bristol’s Max Lahiff, gave these funny mid-game comments during his side’s one-sided Challenge Cup win over Brive.

Former Ireland hooker and captain Rory Best brought down the curtain on his career with this well-taken conversion for the Barbarians in their win over Brazil in São Paulo.

In the Challenge Cup, Leicester Tigers fly-half Tom Hardwick held his nerve to land this injury time match-winning penalty in his side’s clash with Cardiff Blues at Cardiff Arms Park.

Dan Biggar did exactly the same to clinch a win for Northampton Saints in their Champions Cup encounter with Benetton in Treviso.

Ulster scrum-half John Cooney also proved to be the match-winner with this brilliant try against Clermont Auvergne at Kingspan Stadium.

Clermont full-back Nick Abendanon was not happy with Ulster number eight Marcell Coetzee’s clearout technique in the build-up to Cooney’s try though.

Elsewhere, Racing 92 full-back Simon Zebo was popular with this Munster supporter upon his return to Thomond Park.

Meanwhile, in South Africa, Sharks Currie Cup fly-half Inny Radebe showed off his rapping skills as he dropped a diss track in which he expressed his frustrations at a lack of opportunities.

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