Tariq Sims left a stamp on the Catalans Dragons followers, and an excellent larger one on George Williams, with a large hit on his debut.
Sims, 34, virtually snapped Williams, 27, in half as he dumped the Warrington Wolves’ halfback on the bottom. The big hit obtained an ovation from the Dragons followers – who have been setting their eyes on Sims for the primary time.
And followers on-line additionally beloved the hit, sharing their delight on social media. One fan posted: “It’s rough it’s tough it’s rugby league. What a tackle that was!”
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“Proper sport. Shove your six nations kick and clap s***,” a second replied. While a 3rd mentioned: “Ouch, like something out of WWE. Bruising.”
“Absolutely brilliant tackle…that’s how it’s done…and Williams got up and carried on,” a fourth shared. However, one other wasn’t satisfied the hit was truly authorized: “Bizarre that this is being celebrated when the officials missed the fact it should have been a penalty for taking him past the horizontal…”
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The Dragons gained the conflict 16-10 in Perpignan, France. And after the sport, Catalans coach Steve McNamara admitted the sport had some “brutal contacts” all through.
“It was such a tough game. Some brutal contacts. Both coaches will be happy with their teams. We deserved it but that was a hard, hard game for round one and I’m so pleased we got through it.
“We managed to soak it up and are available out the opposite facet and that is massive credit score to the gamers and power and conditioning workers.”