All over the pitch, loads of passes, the stuff every 7 stone school boy dreams of.
Fact is that when you're on a wet pitch, with a wet ball - and 15 giant men chasing you- you're going to, fumble drop the ball and some of your passes are going to be a bit 'forward.'
Modern professional Rugby has crawled up it's own jockstrap what with all the whistle stop refereeing that takes place.
Wigan,s try against who? what? Are you .I mean .Honestly ? Look mate .please don,t bother to comment whilst under the influence.If you have something constructive to say ,fair enough say it but please do not take the mickey .I love league rugby myself it is and probably still is a more honest game as far as rules and professionalism is concerned .Either your your totally ignorant or just totally disrespectful to a legend.
A legend? Oh deary. Listen, in 1996 Wigan came to 'Twickers' under RU rules and were rucked and mauled to the point even the Bath fans were booing. The mighty Bath then tried to throw the ball around and Wigan tore them apart, scoring 2 tries from behind their own line. Both through several pairs of hands, the length and width of the pitch. Awesome ties. Bath went back to rucks/mauls. This was of course after Wigan had destroyed them at RL and Robinson spat his dummy out. Here endeth the lesson.
@MancPie I've seen those Wigan tries, each involving ex-union players. Superb but this one dazzles. You must know that Bath were hardly as mighty at Union as Wigan were at League- Wigan were a legendary superstar team, Bath suited to the forward grind, as you say, not one of the more exciting Union teams. Far lesser players than Edwards were snapped up by top League teams and did very well. He was a truly great all round player.
@mizofan Not sure about that mate, Bath dominated massively and won the Courage/Zurich from 88/89,90/91,91/92,92/93,93/94,95/96 & the John Player/Pilk Cup 84,85,86,87,89,90,92,94,95,96, and the Heineken in 97/98, a strikingly similar record to Wigan over that period. I don't deny this is a great try, but there are better tries in both codes, the French RU tries being -for me - of higher quality than this.
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Best try ever?? Hmmmm....surely not. Some poor tackling attempts by NZ and half a dozen passes, even with a pacey finish, don't equal the best try ever. Highly overrated. More a case of hyping the 'All Blacks' legend. Good try, but not the best ever. Probably not even the best in 1973.
Well? Post the best try then Billy! You're mistaking someone breaking through a tight defensive line and dashing for the try with a well worked move, keeping the ball alive with excellent passes (hint Billy: the fact that the try involves several awesome and well timed passes is a clue to its brilliance) and some excellent and agile running. That is why this is the best try of all time.
Tight defensive line? That would be the broken and spread All Black defence? They're all over the field. No 'line' exists, and certainly no tight line. And as for excellent passes, aside from the last 2 (there were only 6), they were pretty average offloads. And what sort of fullback allows the ball to bounce twice? Very poor. The early jinks and finishing run were impressive. The rest was average.
lol to say this try isnt the best of all time is a joke, that try has pretty much everything, poor tackling? yeh because they could hardly lay a finger on any of them.
You lot believe too much hype. "Ooh the legendary All Blacks, ooh Gareth Edwards, scuse me while I wank". Seriously, it's a great try, but to say it's the best ever shows serious lack of game knowledge, appreciation of broken field play and naivety. Two good sidesteps, some decent offloads (a forward pass) and a sprint, all down one channel. Yes, it's good, but there are better tries in Union and League. Try 'NZ v France 94', 'France v England 91', or 'Queensland Miracle Try'. All better.
Ive watched those tries & this one is the greatest...those other tries we're brilliant also....but from Bennet's dancing feet to Edwards dramatic sprint down the line to dive for the score, is pure inspiration!
Nope, you don't get it. This is the greatest try, and was once voted as the BBC's Greatest Sporting Moment, because of the exhilirating combination of action plus genius commentary.
Thanks jeffroq. I remember staying up in the early hours at as a 12 year old to watch this (Christchurch, NZ). Stayed at my friends house and everyone else was in bed. The memory of the brilliant 1971 Lions was still fresh, so playing the Barbarians loomed as an huge assignment. What a fantastic game it was and this try certainly is up there for many reasons. What about Phil Bennett's amazing sidesteps!!
Ah- The Good Old Days- When people used to RUN and PASS- and an amateur had a chance of beating an international side.
Not like the Whistle- Stop- Penalty- Johnny Fucking Wilkinson kicking 30 points- England beats Holland 125 points to Nil. OH Boy- That's entertaining....!
You know you can't have a kick around on the Uni pitches of a Saturday afternoon these days?
I've played international rugby and know how difficult it is to create such series of great passes resulting in a marvelous try. There may have been "better" tries, even better "plays" that didn't end up scoring. Let's not get into the League vs. Union debate. They are both great.
What makes the hair on my arms stand on end ever time I watch this is the incredible escalation of the play both on the field and in the voice of the commentator, Cliff Morgan.
Ha - go and tell the All Blacks that they were playing in an exhibition match... to a nation where Rugby Union pulses through their veins day and night, there is only playing rugby... and not playing Rugby. There is no in-between. Exhibition match... you're having a laugh.
It beggars belief that this try by a bunch of amateurs playing in an exhibition match gets so much attention. They're just playing tick footie fer chrissakes! I blame the BBC.
And yeah, I'm a League Fan, but there have been far better tries in Union than this ... in competitive games. ;)
this game was played back in the days when there was no world cup. occasions like these were the main opportunities to play the All Blacks. Together with this, the Barbarian team selections for the matches in those days meant that it was basically the British Lions V New Zealand--- i.e. a big match.
You may be right that there have been "better" tries even better "plays" that didn't end up scoring e.g. great tackles regardless of if they were in a League or Union match. What makes the hair on my arms stand on end ever time I watch this is the incredible escalation of the play both on the field and in the voice of the commentator, Cliff Morgan. The very fact that a team could actually beat the All Blacks at that time was almost unheard of, even if it was a select team from the British Isles.
John Vivian Pullin was born in Aust, Thornbury and attended Thornbury Grammar School. He played in an outstanding Bristol side in the sixties and from here he was recognised by the England selectors. He gained his first cap in 1966 against Wales but defeat that day meant that he did not win his second, from his total 42, until 1968
I dont normally watch rugby..but i do play football...and i envy that play. That was pretty fucking kick ass.
JaKeNsHaKe123 2 years ago
thats so badass dood
rootber200 2 years ago
Wonderful
Vincio81 3 years ago
This is a great piece of running Rugby-
All over the pitch, loads of passes, the stuff every 7 stone school boy dreams of.
Fact is that when you're on a wet pitch, with a wet ball - and 15 giant men chasing you- you're going to, fumble drop the ball and some of your passes are going to be a bit 'forward.'
Modern professional Rugby has crawled up it's own jockstrap what with all the whistle stop refereeing that takes place.
flashart 3 years ago
Wigan,s try against who? what? Are you .I mean .Honestly ? Look mate .please don,t bother to comment whilst under the influence.If you have something constructive to say ,fair enough say it but please do not take the mickey .I love league rugby myself it is and probably still is a more honest game as far as rules and professionalism is concerned .Either your your totally ignorant or just totally disrespectful to a legend.
kelvinl228 3 years ago
A legend? Oh deary. Listen, in 1996 Wigan came to 'Twickers' under RU rules and were rucked and mauled to the point even the Bath fans were booing. The mighty Bath then tried to throw the ball around and Wigan tore them apart, scoring 2 tries from behind their own line. Both through several pairs of hands, the length and width of the pitch. Awesome ties. Bath went back to rucks/mauls. This was of course after Wigan had destroyed them at RL and Robinson spat his dummy out. Here endeth the lesson.
MancPie 3 years ago
@MancPie I've seen those Wigan tries, each involving ex-union players. Superb but this one dazzles. You must know that Bath were hardly as mighty at Union as Wigan were at League- Wigan were a legendary superstar team, Bath suited to the forward grind, as you say, not one of the more exciting Union teams. Far lesser players than Edwards were snapped up by top League teams and did very well. He was a truly great all round player.
mizofan 1 year ago
@mizofan Not sure about that mate, Bath dominated massively and won the Courage/Zurich from 88/89,90/91,91/92,92/93,93/94,95/96 & the John Player/Pilk Cup 84,85,86,87,89,90,92,94,95,96, and the Heineken in 97/98, a strikingly similar record to Wigan over that period. I don't deny this is a great try, but there are better tries in both codes, the French RU tries being -for me - of higher quality than this.
MancPie 1 year ago
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Best try ever?? Hmmmm....surely not. Some poor tackling attempts by NZ and half a dozen passes, even with a pacey finish, don't equal the best try ever. Highly overrated. More a case of hyping the 'All Blacks' legend. Good try, but not the best ever. Probably not even the best in 1973.
Billy2110 4 years ago
Post the best try then Billy
jeffroq 4 years ago
Well, for starters if you've ever seen Wigan's tries against Bath at Twickers, especially the first, they were both better than that.
Billy2110 4 years ago
Well? Post the best try then Billy! You're mistaking someone breaking through a tight defensive line and dashing for the try with a well worked move, keeping the ball alive with excellent passes (hint Billy: the fact that the try involves several awesome and well timed passes is a clue to its brilliance) and some excellent and agile running. That is why this is the best try of all time.
Prestwickuk 4 years ago
Tight defensive line? That would be the broken and spread All Black defence? They're all over the field. No 'line' exists, and certainly no tight line. And as for excellent passes, aside from the last 2 (there were only 6), they were pretty average offloads. And what sort of fullback allows the ball to bounce twice? Very poor. The early jinks and finishing run were impressive. The rest was average.
Billy2110 4 years ago
lol to say this try isnt the best of all time is a joke, that try has pretty much everything, poor tackling? yeh because they could hardly lay a finger on any of them.
spurstillidie07 4 years ago
lol, Prestwickuk was refering to Bath's defensive line when mentioning tight defense.
jrsub3 4 years ago
that is the greatest try ever. some of the greatest players ever to exist were on that field. gareth edwards primarily.
dobbyjarjar 3 years ago 5
Hmmmm.... go fuck urself
adidas343142 3 years ago
You lot believe too much hype. "Ooh the legendary All Blacks, ooh Gareth Edwards, scuse me while I wank". Seriously, it's a great try, but to say it's the best ever shows serious lack of game knowledge, appreciation of broken field play and naivety. Two good sidesteps, some decent offloads (a forward pass) and a sprint, all down one channel. Yes, it's good, but there are better tries in Union and League. Try 'NZ v France 94', 'France v England 91', or 'Queensland Miracle Try'. All better.
MancPie 3 years ago
Ive watched those tries & this one is the greatest...those other tries we're brilliant also....but from Bennet's dancing feet to Edwards dramatic sprint down the line to dive for the score, is pure inspiration!
onemorethingsir 3 years ago
Nope, you don't get it. This is the greatest try, and was once voted as the BBC's Greatest Sporting Moment, because of the exhilirating combination of action plus genius commentary.
JasonRadley 3 years ago
@Billy2110 0:07-0:11 'nuff said.
omgimanoobtoo 1 year ago
Thanks jeffroq. I remember staying up in the early hours at as a 12 year old to watch this (Christchurch, NZ). Stayed at my friends house and everyone else was in bed. The memory of the brilliant 1971 Lions was still fresh, so playing the Barbarians loomed as an huge assignment. What a fantastic game it was and this try certainly is up there for many reasons. What about Phil Bennett's amazing sidesteps!!
qquirky3 4 years ago
That boy's got some pace!
thegoosestep999 4 years ago
Ah- The Good Old Days- When people used to RUN and PASS- and an amateur had a chance of beating an international side.
Not like the Whistle- Stop- Penalty- Johnny Fucking Wilkinson kicking 30 points- England beats Holland 125 points to Nil. OH Boy- That's entertaining....!
You know you can't have a kick around on the Uni pitches of a Saturday afternoon these days?
"Only the 1st XV- in a scheduled match."
What a load of toss!
flashart 4 years ago
Yes! Oh yes! This is Gareth Edwards! A dramatic start!!!
TPRoach 5 years ago
I've played international rugby and know how difficult it is to create such series of great passes resulting in a marvelous try. There may have been "better" tries, even better "plays" that didn't end up scoring. Let's not get into the League vs. Union debate. They are both great.
What makes the hair on my arms stand on end ever time I watch this is the incredible escalation of the play both on the field and in the voice of the commentator, Cliff Morgan.
ptfp33 5 years ago
Ha - go and tell the All Blacks that they were playing in an exhibition match... to a nation where Rugby Union pulses through their veins day and night, there is only playing rugby... and not playing Rugby. There is no in-between. Exhibition match... you're having a laugh.
wibles 5 years ago
It beggars belief that this try by a bunch of amateurs playing in an exhibition match gets so much attention. They're just playing tick footie fer chrissakes! I blame the BBC.
And yeah, I'm a League Fan, but there have been far better tries in Union than this ... in competitive games. ;)
Slakker7 5 years ago
Oh come on. Are you watching the same try?
ibbotsoni 5 years ago
this game was played back in the days when there was no world cup. occasions like these were the main opportunities to play the All Blacks. Together with this, the Barbarian team selections for the matches in those days meant that it was basically the British Lions V New Zealand--- i.e. a big match.
TheNewYorkMalldotcom 5 years ago
You may be right that there have been "better" tries even better "plays" that didn't end up scoring e.g. great tackles regardless of if they were in a League or Union match. What makes the hair on my arms stand on end ever time I watch this is the incredible escalation of the play both on the field and in the voice of the commentator, Cliff Morgan. The very fact that a team could actually beat the All Blacks at that time was almost unheard of, even if it was a select team from the British Isles.
ptfp33 5 years ago
can watch that over and over again!
craigus195 5 years ago
The best moment in sport - ever!
kniphofia 5 years ago
Too bad Gareth partied too much couldve set 5 billion more records.
jaimpo 5 years ago
John Pullin was english,only six of the seven were welsh
klaxonklaxon 5 years ago
wat a try! best ever! n its "its a score!" that the commentator said
mongretna 5 years ago
ive listened and decided that he shouts "what a score". and every player to touch the ball is a welsh man. dai iawn.
rossevanwilliams 5 years ago
not quite-
John Vivian Pullin was born in Aust, Thornbury and attended Thornbury Grammar School. He played in an outstanding Bristol side in the sixties and from here he was recognised by the England selectors. He gained his first cap in 1966 against Wales but defeat that day meant that he did not win his second, from his total 42, until 1968
tadcaio 5 years ago
agree with elvis...i've heard about this try and here it is...thanks...it's worth the wait...best of all time!
ducbukowski 5 years ago
the greatest try EVER scored....no question
elviswilliams 5 years ago
what does the commentator shout just as the try is scored?
rossevanwilliams 5 years ago
'WHAT A SCORE!' I think. The commentator is Cliff Morgan.
SharkyArthur 5 years ago
Absolutely!
blairomatic 5 years ago