Scott Baldwin has heaped praise on Rhys Carre after the giant Cardiff prop produced a startling performance in his team’s 42-14 United Rugby Championship win over Zebre.
Despite being in Wayne Pivac’s Wales squad, Carre didn’t play a single minute for Wales during the Six Nations, with Gareth Thomas and Wyn Jones sharing the loose-head duties. But the 6ft 3in, 20st 4lb Cardiff player has taken his game to a different level of late, with powerful scrummaging, strong carrying and hard work in defence.
Against Zebre, he resembled a runaway bull with its socks rolled down as he made 38 metres from nine runs, with two line-busts and four defenders beaten. He also scrummaged well, made 10 tackles without missing and achieved a turnover.
