1st try. You very rarely see NH teams running ball from inside 22. Leic were cocky as they knew they were only playing Italian side Treviso. Good support, but try was a foregone conclusion once Leic had got behind most of Treviso team.
2nd try. Unbelievable piss poor defence by Toulouse and France International winger. Jeez, there was so little room on outside that all he had to do was push Ospreys guy out to touch.
Next, a charge down rates as a top try. You know they're scraping the barrel when they include this kind of lucky try.
Leinster was a nice try but game was already over in its nearly 79th minute and Clermont were 12 ahead and in no danger of losing the game.
Had this been10 mins from end Leinster would surely have kicked for touch.
Northants try was OK but it relied on poor tackling by winger. Basic rule....little guy vs big guy, do not go high but take his legs.
Biarritz try was given by Connacht #13 who was so out of place he allowed this try. Basic rule..always take man with ball...no ifs or buts.
George North try relied on not just one miss tackle but two. The first tackler was just meandering across field and the second tackler was just terrible.
If this is the best of tries in what is supposed to be the top rugby competition in Northern hemisphere then we are in deep doo doos.
What do you think?
1st try; Lovely inside ball to winger at pace. Drew Mitchell is one of the best. Had too many injuries in last 2 years. And at top speed it is easy to bt others with a bit of sidestepping.
2nd Sharks vs Lions. Sloppy at first. Kankowski brings it back to forwards, takes ruck. Turning point was when forward goes down and instead of causing a ruck as per Northern Hemisphere, offloads to another player running at speed into gap. Kankowski again. Quick hands in backs and great try.
3rd try; OK...a chargedown made the top tries list.
4th Williams at speed is always difficult to bring down, but add a nice dummy move whilst opponents were moving sideways and it was a classic. Full back nearly gets him with a great tackle.
5th try. Cheetahs' Ebersohn looks up and sees a forward in front. Classic mismatch. A little shimmy at speed and hes away. Coaches need to give players the confidence to look up and see what is in front, instead of constantly calling moves. Still had alot to do as the cover was superb, but great support, awareness and passing skills caused another great try.
6th try: Another mismatch. Forward against lonely back and a bit of space. Simply runs over back and gets behind defence.
7th try. Basic rule when turnover at ruck....move ball away from contact area fast. In NH rugby that would have been a kick up field or to touch inside 22. Lovely interplay and passing skills with great support. Another great try. Piggies always have trouble getting low enough to tackle legs against someone at speed and just outside arms length.
8th try: Classic. A back taking on 2 piggies at speed and running between them....tight 5 easiest of them all. Lovely support and passing to score try.
9th try: Israel Dagg...big lad for a back. He backs himself against 2 other backs. Heads down, and legs pumping and gets to line.
10th Great awareness by Fly Half. Was this a called move off a set piece?
I doubt it. Heres why. The call was probably for either an switch inside to a runner or a dummy runner outside and pass. You quite clearly see runners hitting both those marks. Fly half obviously saw the wide space at wing. Wingers must stay on touchline at all times for these sort of occasions.
Altogether these were great tries.
Whats your opinion?
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