Just watching this made us wince.

During last weekend’s Top 14 clash between Grenoble and Montpellier, Kiwi number eight Rory Grice laid down a significant physical marker on Montpellier’s Ben Lucas.

Catching the Australian late, the ferocity of Grice’s shoulder saw a yellow card brandished, justifiably, and the injury withdrawal of Lucas.

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There is a school of thought that Rugby has lost some of it’s ethos and soul since the game ascended to professional status.

However, Jake White, the newly instilled Montpellier coach, drinking beer from a boot after guiding his new side to a victory over European Champions Toulon is a throw-back to the alcohol soaked by gone era of amateur Rugby; the kind of story that your grandfather would tell you with a proud tear in his eye.

White, a former World Cup winning coach with South Africa, celebrated his maiden match in charge of Montpellier-cheered on by his squad -by chugging beer from a boot.

Such is the might of Toulon, any win over the aristocratic Mediterranean side should be greeted with similar scenes.

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Fijian winger Timoci Nagusa of Montpellier gave Bayonne fly half Blair Stewart a one way ticket to Smashville this weekend, during Montpellier’s Top 14 victory over Bayonne.

The Fijian timed his tackle perfectly and sent the Kiwi hurtling to the ground with aplomb.

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