Super Rugby Players Of Round 14

Pasilio Tosi – 1 Point

There were a number of Hurricanes players that deserved the honours after a 47-24 thrashing of the Blues in Auckland on Saturday, but Pasilio Tosi gets the nod from me. It’s been an impressive 2026 for the All Black tighthead, but Tosi made a real statement at Eden Park, helping the Hurricanes dominate the battle of the forwards while looking rock solid at scrum time. However, it wasn’t just his core duties that Tosi excelled in, as he barged over for his first try of the season and recorded eight carries, nine tackles, one turnover — all in just 52 minutes of play. He’s been an understated performer this season but Tosi was hard to miss on Saturday.

Wallace Sititi – 2 Points

The Chiefs were incredibly efficient with ball in hand in their 42-12 victory over the Highlanders last week and Wallace Sititi was a vital part of that. Continuing what’s been an excellent season for the No. 8, Sititi led the charge on attack, with a team-high 15 carries, which resulted in one try, while also putting in a big shift on defence. There was plenty of tackling for the Chiefs to get through with the Highlanders racking up 59% possession and Sititi was one of the standouts on that end as well, recording 12 tackles and holding the Highlanders up over the goal line at one point. Adding salt to the wound for the visitors, the All Black recorded a turnover in the final moments of the game, allowing the Chiefs to score one more try and make it a 30-point margin.

Max Jorgensen – 3 Points

The Waratahs recorded the shock result of Round 14, smashing the Fijian Drua 50-35 and, once again, Max Jorgensen was the star for New South Wales. He did a lot of his damage in the first half, as did the Waratahs as a whole, with Jorgensen scoring the team’s second try of the night by chasing down a grubber through and capitalising on a Drua mistake. Minutes later, he created the space for Sid Harvey to jig his way through the defence and dot down. Jorgensen was the live wire for this electric Waratah’s back line, as he led the team with 12 carries and often looked dangerous, beating fove defenders and recording a line break in another thrilling performance from the Wallabies full back. He was a large part behind NSW’s 36-7 halftime lead and while the visitors fell away somewhat in the second half, the damage had already been done by Jorgensen and co.

Carlo Tizzano – 4 Points

Carlo Tizzano has been a revelation for the Force since returning to his hometown team in 2023 and he produced another trademark performance on Saturday to lift his team over the Reds. His try-scoring feats often grab the headlines, and that aspect of his game was again on show against Queensland, first finishing off a lineout drive before strolling over on the wing for two tries on the night, but his work around the park is what really makes Tizzano a star. The openside flanker was everywhere in his efforts to slow down QLD’s attack, topping his side’s tackle chart with 18, while also hitting double figures with his carries. With a couple of penalty wins in the mix, as well as one line break, Tizzano was everywhere, helping the Force keep their finals hopes alive.

Lucas Casey – 5 Points

It’s not often that a player from a losing team wins points in this column. Even rarer is a player from a losing team getting awarded with five points, but Lucas Casey was simply that good in the Highlanders’ loss to the Chiefs. It’s been an amazing rookie season for the 23-year-old and he’s gotten better and better as the year’s gone on, culminating in an eye-catching 80 minutes on Friday. It didn’t take long for Casey to get involved, showing great power to drag Josh Jacomb with him over the line to open the scoring, and he continued to thunder into the Chiefs’ defence all night long, with another try being ruled out by the TMO. He was almost as impressive on defence, notching up tackle after tackle, and by the end of the 80 minutes he had team-highs in carries (22), tackles (17) and defenders beaten (9) in an inspiring shift from the young star. With new All Blacks coach Dave Rennie watching on from the stands, it was the type of performance that could see Casey suit up in black sooner than expected.

Leaderboard After Week 14

1st Fehi Fineanganofo 15
2nd Leicester Fainga’anuku 11
3rd Cam Roigard 10
T-4th Callum Harkin 8
T-4th Fraser McReight 8
T-6th Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens 7
T-6th Max Jorgensen 7
8th Caleb Clarke 6
T-9th Billy Proctor 5
T-9th Lucas Casey 5
T-9th Miracle Faiʻilagi 5
T-9th Taha Kemara 5
T-9th Will Jordan 5