We’re big fans of both me but, on this occasion, the Welsh scrum-half came out on top.
Malakai Fekitoa will have been hoping to send a message to the All Blacks selectors in the Highlanders clash with the British & Irish Lions.
The 24-year-old is a genuine game-breaker – as he demonstrated against Ireland last November – but he had a rough start in Dunedin.
First off, he blew a three-on-two try-scoring chance – with Robbie Henshaw scrambling excellently – and then he came up against Webb.
Fekitoa burst up the left flank and looked to have shaken off Jack Nowell’s low tackle before Webb thundered in with a chest-high hit that left him reeling.
🦁 @ospreys scrum-half Rhys Webb smashes Malakai Fekitoa into touch. The centre goes off for a HIA#HIGHvBIL #LionsNZ2017 @TheRugbyConvo pic.twitter.com/CuL8m4XYZZ
— Illtud W. Dafydd (@IlltudDafydd) June 13, 2017
Fekitoa went off for a Head Injury Assessment but returned within 10 minutes to carry on with the game.
Rhys Webb letting loose in attack and defence 🔥
— Big Table (@Jughes18) June 13, 2017
#HIGvBIL Rhys Webb pic.twitter.com/xwShLhmumT
— Michael Ó Chomáin 🥃 (@thecowmanshow) June 13, 2017
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