"Shocker" - Five players who FLOPPED in the Champions Cup this weekend

From misfiring playmakers to costly defensive lapses, we look at five players whose performances fell well short of expectations when the pressure was on and the margins for error were brutally thin.

After Toulouse’s collapse in Glasgow, it was inevitable that someone from their ranks would feature here, and regrettably it’s Romain Ntamack. Early signs were promising as he began to rediscover his rhythm alongside Antoine Dupont, but that spark quickly faded. As Ntamack went quiet, so too did Toulouse.

By the second half he looked short of solutions, struggling to impose himself or deliver the accuracy and control we normally associate with him. It was an uncharacteristically flat display, and Toulouse paid the price.

This was a bruising evening for Quinn Roux in Bath’s defeat to Toulon. He was penalised for offside early on and then failed to spot the danger at a ruck, resulting in a costly double error. A missed tackle in the build-up to Gaël Dréan’s try compounded his problems, leaving him injured in the process.

While Bath’s second row remains an area of concern more broadly, Roux in particular will be aware that performances like this could put his place under threat in Johan van Graan’s system.

Gloucester’s night in Cork was a grim one, and Will Knight struggled to make his mark in his Chamoions Cup debut. His channel was repeatedly targeted and, despite fronting up physically, he missed three tackles in the opening half alone.

He offered little in attack to offset those defensive lapses. On a tough, forgettable night for the team, Knight never really rose to the challenge. Still, he is only young and showed flashes of a player with good potential.

Kade Wolhuter’s Bulls debut was a nightmare from start to finish. His first kick at goal was badly off target, and while the conversion that followed was marginally better, it set the tone for what was to come. He repeatedly failed to find touch from penalties, errors that Northampton were quick to punish.

Defensively, he missed three tackles and conceded five turnovers. The evening ended with a worrying injury, adding to a career already disrupted by setbacks. Wolhuter has long been seen as a player with a bright future, which makes this all the more cruel. With Keagan Johannes struggling at fly-half too, questions will be asked as to why Wolhuter was left on for so long when it was clear nothing was going his way.

This was a painful return for the Springboks’ fullback. Fassi did manage to cross the line after a superb pass from George Whitehead, but that came only after a costly backfield error that gifted Sam Spink a try.

There were positives — he looked solid under the high ball at times and produced a brilliant 50:22 — but overall it was an uneven performance. His night was cut short following a heavy collision with Theo McFarland’s knee, bringing an abrupt and unfortunate end to a difficult outing.

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