Saracens boss Brendan Venter was full of praise for hooker Schalk Brits after his man-of-the-match display against Harlequins.
Sarries boss hails South African hooker
Saracens boss Brendan Venter was full of praise for South African hooker Schalk Brits after his man-of-the-match display against Harlequins.
The hooker posted a try for the Sarries in a dynamic display at Wembley Stadium that lifted his side to an emphatic 37-18 victory.
"Schalk is a special player and must be one of the three best hookers in the world," said Venter.
"Without a doubt he's the most talented hooker with the ball in hand and defensively. Hats off to an incredible performance by a hooker today."
Quins rugby director Conor O'Shea was equally impressed by Brits' performance, adding: "He's an absolutely amazing rugby player. He was phenomenal.
"He's up there with the best in the world. His step, his speed, he's literally everywhere."
Meanwhile, Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths defended the staging of rugby matches at Wembley, insisting they are not to blame for the pitch problems.
Issues
"There are some issues with the Wembley pitch and football but those issues pre-dated rugby coming here," he said.
"Does anyone at Wembley hold rugby responsible for the state of the pitch in any way? No they don't.
"I'm very confident that Wembley can stage more than just a few football matches every year.
"It would be totally ridiculous if Wembley could stage only 10 football matches in a year. It clearly can do more than that and we look forward to coming back next season.
"Blaming rugby for the state of the pitch is a complete red herring.
"We're thrilled with Wembley, the playing surface has been perfect, though I know that's not a fashionable thing to say.
"The pitch situation has become a witch-hunt against the stadium but we feel the pitch is fantastic."
