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It's a Bristol one-two in Gallagher Premiership monthly awards
By Jon Newcombe
Free-scoring Bristol Bears winger Gabriel Ibitoye has been named Gallagher Premiership Player of the Month for October.
Ibitoye, who was nominated along with Gloucester scrum-half Tomos Williams, Saracens No 8 Tom Willis and Leicester Tigers backrow Olly Cracknell, won just under half the public vote (48%).
Ibitoye is the Bears’ second consecutive winner after Max Malins was voted as September’s Gallagher Player of the Month.
After six rounds of the Gallagher Premiership, Ibitoye is joint top of the try-scoring charts having added four tries during October . This included a breathtaking nine-minute hat-trick in Bristol’s remarkable comeback victory over Exeter Chiefs in Derby Weekend.
The 26-year-old also ranked top for metres made in October and was among the top five players for defenders beaten, clean breaks and offloads in what was a stunning ‘highlight reel’ month for the winger, with England head coach Steve Borthwick noting his impressive form in recent interviews.
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Agreed. As a Saffa I have much respect for the ABs. I also have to say given any option I would ONLY prefer to lose to ABs. To lose to England is probably the most embarrassing think to happen to either of us.
There was a time when both of us lost to England and we both hated it. Thankfully those days are behind us. Kudos to you guys, kudos to ABs. But dear old BS seems to hate us Boks. No idea why.
Go to commentsI got the sense that holding him to it was kickback from SB and the rfu smarting at being jilted quite so soon, so unexpectedly and so publicly.
Seem to remember that they spoke to Gustard before appointing Joe and you really have to think he would have come in at a higher level?
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