Thor puts the hammer down

Tupou scored one try and set up another with a eye-catching turn of speed for a big man as he thundered down the touch line, fending off Nehe Milner-Skudder, then dodging Thomas Perenara before offloading to Jordan Petaia.

Thorn said he expected the 22-year-old, who made his Wallabies debut last year, to be around at the top level for a long time.

"He's a big lad, 133 kilograms (293 pounds)… it's great, he's at the beginning of perhaps a 15-year career as a tighthead, he's just a youngster at the moment," he said. 

"He's got that special X-factor about him, which is really cool."

The Reds are currently third in the Australian Conference and 12th overall in the standings.

The Reds face the Highlanders in Round 15.

Source: AFP