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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Weirdly. While Horan, Campese and Mortlock tries are burned in my memory. I have no vision at all of tries that knocked us out in 99 & 07 by France or even 2019 by England. I vaguely remember a kick and chase in 99.
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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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Arthur Stone.
Burned into many an Auckland supporters memory as well.
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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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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
87 Kirwan v Italy
This. Was there. Awesome.
2000 Lomu in Sydney I haven't seen mentioned yet.
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DC v Lions wellington down the right corner.
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Cullen v Oz Caketin 2000
Like this
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@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.
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Woodcock 2011 RWC Final
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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. -
Lomu 2000 v Oz at Olympic Stadium
Actually the first 3 three tries and the last ones are very memorable
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More recently, Beauden Barrett in Dunedin in 2017 to win the match after the Wallabies had taken the lead a minute earlier.
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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?
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Somehow I still remember the burn of Kefu's try in Eales' last game. That one goes deep.
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
2015 Savea QF v France
2015 NMS QF v France RWC. (optics, camera angle change just at time NMS did his right-foot-step)this made me go back and look at the highlights...shit that team was on fire
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@Snowy said in Great tries burned into your memory:
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.
That would be the one in the video I posted in this very thread.
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@Bovidae said in Great tries burned into your memory:
@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?
It's brought back memories, cheers. But obviously not burned on.
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@Crucial said in Great tries burned into your memory:
@Snowy said in Great tries burned into your memory:
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.
That would be the one in the video I posted in this very thread.
I think that would be the one. I have just watched it a few more times to check. Bloody awesome.
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Carlos against the Crusaders. The sideline conversion was a cherry on the top.
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@Bovidae said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Carlos against the Crusaders. The sideline conversion was a cherry on the top.
I would have included this in my list, but I know it only from youtube. I must have been overseas or something at the time. Same with the 2000 Bledisloe tries, was backpacking, never saw them.
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Vidiri double chip and catch. For the Blues.
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@Crucial said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Woodcock 2011 RWC Final
For spine tingling moments and crowd reactions, this is very high on the list.
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For the All Blacks: Wilson's chip and catch down the right wing in Pretoria, 1996
Same year, Frank Bunce crashing over through Michael Brial in last minute after Mehrtens/Cullen break to score at Suncorp.
Ryan Crotty deep into stoppage time in Dublin in 2013.
Against the All Blacks: They Try From the End of the World by France at Eden Park, 1994
Not involving the All Blacks: Sergo Blanco scoring in last minute to defeat Australia and win 1987 RWC Semi.
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Love the Rupeni try vs the Brumbies in the wet/mud 2003.
Smit’s 100th test “HE’S GOT DAGG”
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
91 RWC SF: Campese
That play must rate up there for one of the more insipid All Black backline defence efforts...
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
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.I've looked it up.
This is categorically the best try ever. Fact.
Trickery. Not putting it down for the 22 drop out.
The switch in angles by two players, that only the French seem to do, (like 1994 v us).
The chip and regather on the full.
The centering kick.
The guy runing the centre line having to slow to pick it up with the chasers in camera view.
The acceleration from the slow start.
Involving 2 all time great in Blanco and Sella.
But not in the dying minutes. Score was 6-3 after the try. Only area it loses out The Try From The End Of the World.
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Try from the end of the world:
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Bit before my time. I started watching in 1982.
But 2 length of the field team tries in 1980, both finished by Hika Reid. At a time when test rugby was still tight and dour they were extraordinary.
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This was the 1992 Bledisloe try I was talking about.
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Bit before my time. I started watching in 1982.
But 2 length of the field team tries in 1980, both finished by Hika Reid. At a time when test rugby was still tight and dour they were extraordinary.
Set up by Bruce Robertson (well one was anyway)
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@Rapido said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Weirdly. While Horan, Campese and Mortlock tries are burned in my memory. I have no vision at all of tries that knocked us out in 99 & 07 by France or even 2019 by England. I vaguely remember a kick and chase in 99.
The Michalak involvement is burned in my mind...
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@sparky said in Great tries burned into your memory:
Same year, Frank Bunce crashing over through Michael Brial in last minute after Mehrtens/Cullen break to score at Suncorp.
I remember this try well. It was even funnier at the time as Brial had earlier thrown all those punches at Bunce.
