Great tries burned into your memory
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I'm stealing this from reddit thread I saw today (https://www.reddit.com/r/rugbyunion/comments/jezvyi/great_rugby_try_you_will_never_forget/) . But when I clicked in and read it was disappointingly full of recent tries I can't remember or haven't seen. Showing my middle age.
here's a more age-appropriate (to me) list I've made.
82 Wayne Smith (Canterbury v Wellington Ranfurly Shield Challenge at AThletic Park)
87 Kirwan v Italy
87 Blance SF v Australia.
88 Kirwan 3rd test (optics: MJ through a hole, then acceleration by Kirwan burning off Lynagh)
91 RWC SF: Campese
91 RWC SF: Horan
92 Bunce v Aus at SFS (team try: Timu, Little, Brewer, Inga, Bunce)
93 Bunce v Lions (Stensness chip)
94 France at Eden Park. Try from the end of world
95 RWC semifinal. Lomu over Catt
96 Cullen. Hurricanes v Warratahs at SFS
97 Cullen v Aus Carisbrook
2003 Mortlock
2015 Savea QF v France
2015 NMS QF v France RWC. (optics, camera angle change just at time NMS did his right-foot-step)
2015: RWC final: Nonu
2015: RWC final: Barrett -
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im bad at these but Cullen v Scotland at carisbrook in 96 always sticks in my mind and Dixon in the 2015 super rugby final
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The great team try in the 1995 RWC SF v England should be in my list. Quite similar to the 1992 Bledisloe team try I included. I remembered the interplay, Down the left just like 1992. Little and Brewer again just like 1992, Osbourne instead of Timu. But I just couldn't remember the finish. Thinking of Lomu's runs in pool play v Wales and Ireland that Kronfeld finished off finally triggered my memory of Kronfeld also finishing off this try.
But .... obviously was no longer burned in memory.
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
The great team try in the 1995 RWC SF v England should be in my list. Quite similar to the 1992 Bledisloe team try I included. I remembered the interplay, Down the left just like 1992. Little and Brewer again just like 1992, Osbourne instead of Timu. But I just couldn't remember the finish. Thinking of Lomu's runs in pool play v Wales and Ireland that Kronfeld finished off finally triggered my memory of Kronfeld also finishing off this try.
But .... obviously was no longer burned in memory.
that's my favourite. Osbourne and Little interplay finished by Kronfield wasn't it?
There was one against France over there with Mils and Sivi that was awesome.
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Not involving NZ.
I can half remember two great France tries v England in 5 Nations in crica 1990 and 1991.
In particular the one at Twickenham started by Blanco behind his own line and I'm pretty sure included a centring kick. Sure it was in the dieing minutes.There was that great Finn Russell pass from just a year or 2 ago. Sco v Eng. But ruined optically by going through a ruck phase before scoring the try.
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Genia in the 2011 super rugby final too
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@Snowy said in Great tries burned into your memory:
@Crucial said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Arthur Stone.
Burned into many an Auckland supporters memory as well.
I believe GFY is the appropriate comment for that.
Thought you’d like that.
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Again, weirdly. For a guy of my generation. I don't remember any from the 1996 series win v South Africa. Except for the dodgy one with the 2 locks linking but optically ruined by Ian Jones' forward over the top basketball pass to Jeff Wilson.
I remember the final whistle at Pretoria.
I remember Zinny's drop goal.
I recall Criag Down scoring in Cape Town, but that wasn't part of the series. Can't actually picture the try though.
I can envison Os du Randt being subsuituted. -
What was the one described as " bewildering backline move" by the press?
I think it was against Aus and when Wayne Smith was coaching in some capacity? It went through so many hands and was confusing to even watch but brilliant none the less.
Just remember how clever it was and off a set piece.
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Again, weirdly. For a guy of my generation. I don't remember any from the 1996 series win v South Africa. Except for the dodgy one with the 2 locks linking but optically ruined by Ian Jones' forward over the top basketball pass to Jeff Wilson.
You don't remember Wilson's two tries from chip and chases?
