Christian Cullen 103m try vs Italy

[OneFootThumper]

Cullen is better than dagg. Not by much. Cullen had the full arsenal. Only thing i can think that dagg was better at. Is his punts from hamilton to auckland. Apart from that, cullen wins every other department. Dagg will be exciting to watch the next few years

[13kiwiboy]

Bring back the lemon colored ball...

[faastfoood]

obstruction at 0:29

[thentobefearless]

shame commentator

[hemhemimakatekobum]

Yeah it's sort of like comparing Muhammed Ali to Mike Tyson. I like Dagg but Cullen was on another level

[marshall221000]

Defences have improved since this... Daggs the better player.

[hemhemimakatekobum]

@andrewglover6 I remember that one I couldn't believe he had the balls to do that but didn't he pass it off to a team mate? I know he ran it most of the way thou from out of his own ingoal ballsy as, I think he was playing for Manawatu back than and got the call up to the Sevens and him and Jonah just annihilated all comers

[andrewglover6]

@hemhemimakatekobum yes he passed to another player but I can't spell that players name but what he done inside his own try line was crazy and brilliant! Are you sure he payed for Manawatu? I only know Carlos Spencer did before he played for Auckland. I thought he only played for Wellington but I'm not sure! I'll need to check that one out!

[andrewglover6]

@hemhemimakatekobum OK you were right he did play for Manawatu! That year he did play for the Wellington Hurricanes but I'm not sure if that was before or after the 7's! Maybe after as that was the first time I saw him play I think!

[hemhemimakatekobum]

@hemhemimakatekobum I only remember because I watched him play for Horowhenua before Manawatu snapped him up. Lucky they did or he might have not gone as far as he did.

[KieranPvR]

Games changed alot to compare these two, Israel Dagg is a top player just as Christian Cullen was. I think its safe to say that NZ 15's > Rest of World

[marshall221000]

Nothing on Dagg....



[hemhemimakatekobum]

@marshall221000 That's a huge call, when compared to Christian Cullen it was said that Dagg's more like a Glen Osbourne sort of player as said by Ma'a Nonu lol

[MrPrizziceless]

@marshall221000 Drryyyyyyyyy!



[SpiritMan00]

@marshall221000 Cullen > Dagg

[jackalan88]

@marshall221000 way too early to be making that sort of call.Cullen is a legend and Dagg is nowhere near his calibre yet.

[CommentFanatic]

@marshall221000 Cullen is on another level, Dagg can't even compare sorry.

[shizzlemarizzle]

@marshall221000 Sorry mate but no. Dagg is absolute class and will rock the world, but Cullen was ahead of his time, could make the best look very ordinary. Let me guess, Cullen retired before you hit puberty.

[WorkemailCB]

@marshall221000 Are you high?

[dogg196]

@marshall221000 Massive call Christian Cullen is an absoloute legend and scored some of the greatest tries of all time before he was rudeley ousted by then coach john mitchell, Daggs biggest claim to fame was setting up a trie for Ma Nonu in the RWC semi sure he has the potential, but cullen is the greatest

[2patero]

EFFORTLESS!!

[hame0188]

Is it me or this try just a bit fortuitous?

[hemhemimakatekobum]

@hame0188 Yep it's all about that bounce of the ball but he still had alot of work to do once he gathered it

[AugustJMR]

greatest of all time hands down

[totrumppeto]

this is not albany, its waikato stadium

[slickchap]

one of my idols at his best

[notmemate]

Can someone tellme- a kiwi mate of mine says Cullen was dropped for some player I never heard of called Ralph- is this true?

[hemhemimakatekobum]

@notmemate Yep Caleb fuckin Ralph he was an just above average player but John Mitchell just had it in for Cullen but who the hell knows why

[notmemate]

@hemhemimakatekobum Cheers mate- seems like a travesty- and I thought Ralph was the blokes first name as well- proves I never heard of him!

[Maccattack77]

@hemhemimakatekobum cullen slept with his ex wife apparently, but just one of those rumours. john mitchell : dumbest man in NZ rugby

[hemhemimakatekobum]

@Maccattack77 I heard something like that too, silly fulla. Oh well should have kept his monkey in it's cage

[KZipKing]

@hemhemimakatekobum dont forget Ben Atinga or whatever his name was.

[Aussiephil99]

'I don't know if this is the right time to kick'.....wrong again Murray Mexted

[NZ76ers]

Christain Cullen the best attacking fullback there has ever been and ever will be miss his 100m tries and the try he scored against Australia at the brook in 1997 was a beauty

[brettnz15]

Wasnt even touched. Best fullback ever

[Stagtatstic]

touch judge has got some wheels

[hemhemimakatekobum]

@Stagtatstic Hahaha yep I noticed that too :)

[TDaViEzZ1994]

Why's the ball fluorescent green?

[boganmatslash]

Damn you John Mitchell! Bad enough that you left Mehrtens out bud Cullen as well? Sacrilege!

[DevilBoyDoc]

Good to see the Italians now holding their own in the north but no such luck against the big southern three

[soleeisoufika101]

christian cullen best fullback ever!!

[DadaMungo]

Nice how the Italian player who kicks the ball gets taken out and no penalty for NZ. IMO it's clearly blocking.

[Lostkiwi123]

@DadaMungo The defending player is allowed to stand his ground, he doesn't have to change the line that he is running either. The Italian player ran straight into him, that is his own fault. Correct decision by the ref

[somerandomer]

@Lostkiwi123 he doesn't stand his ground though. he runs sideways to block him

[Lostkiwi123]

@Lostkiwi123 He doesn't change direction, and you are allowed to maintain the line that you are running on

[11vinci]

Mexted always putting your foot in it

[goodmahn]

. listen to the crowd !! =]

[bustyboy123]

he lives round the corner from me

[carrally13]

what was the highlight show? would be good to see all try's

[CreativeAdviceForYou]

i wish he still played :'(

[achillesled]

@CreativeAdviceForYou i dont

[Korver101]

its bull shit how his career ended in NZ, fucken John Mitchel...