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"Pain heels. Chicks dig scars and Glory lasts forever." Shane Falco
the most embarrassing was the Cipriani penalty kick across field to Kingi catching Force napping at nib
The long sobs of autumn's violins wound my heart with a monotonous languor
how good is richies face at the end "WTF just happened"
“Everyone knows whether it’s rugby, politics or whatever, front-rowers should rule the world, so to have a hooker at the helm makes sense,” Nathan Charles Western Force & Wallabies Hooker.
There was me thinking a free flowing backline move and it was just a push over from 5 metres out?
" ........... just a push over from 5 metres out? " Those are dangerous words ! There's a few forwards on this blogOriginally Posted by jargan83
Do they usually need all 15 in a push over as well?
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This did. It was a cunning stunt.
[QUOTE=jargan83;336647]Do they usually need all 15 in a push over as well?
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The SA 7's team did the exact same move once! Now seeing that in 7's was impressive!
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Queensland used to use a similar move back in the early '90's
See if they pull that one against us this weekend. It certainly shows more imagination then we have all season....
Wales had a number of good plays in that game.
"12 Years aSupporter" starring the #SeaOfBlue
The japanese used similar tactics in the 1970's:all the backs would race into the scrum just afterthe ball was put in,then once forward momentum was acheived,race back into position.Was known as the 15 man tokoyo scrum
Here’s a blast from the past…
In 1975 Daryl Haberecht, the coach of the NSW Country rugby side was a bloke who, though he stressed the fundamentals, was also a master of innovation. It was Daryl who introduced the famous 15-man scrum and the infamous “up the jumper” move to the sport.
The up the jumper move was designed as a surprise following a free kick, and the Country team practiced it assiduously. John 'Hippie' Hipwell would take the tap, and then join thirteen of the players in a horse-shoe formation with all the players pointing their backsides to the opposition. Only the fullback did not participate.
The ball was then passed along the formation until it came to Greg Cornelsen, who was to stuff the ball up his jumper. He and the rest of the team would then put their hands up their jumpers, break formation and run towards the opposition.
Before the game Greg didn’t believe the move would ever be called and had some trepidation if it ever was. All he dreamed of was the ball being trapped up his jumper and being kicked to death at the bottom of some ruck.
The game was almost over, with City narrowly ahead of Country at the Famous T G Milner Field, the home ground for Eastwood. And Greg was quite relieved as Hippie never called the move.
Well, not yet…
A penalty was awarded to Country on their own 10 metre line, right next to where the sideline roaming coach Haberecht had serendipitously placed himself.
"Tap five!" Haberecht yelled urgently, "Tap five!”
Greg's anxiety level suddenly rose as the fateful move was called.
Hippie followed the coach's orders, the team went into the horseshoe formation, rears to their opponents. Hippie tapped the ball then ran into the formation. The ball passed through various players until Greg got it and forced it into his jersey.
All hands went up their jumpers. Then they all dispersed and ran at their opponents.
Pandemonium and bewilderment reigned on the other side. They simply had no idea where the ball was.
Greg ran 30 yards from the left hand touchline and pulled the ball out earlier than planned, in fear that he might indeed finish up at the bottom of a ruck.
The opposition then saw the ball, and the cover defence herded him towards the touchline. Greg saw Geoff ‘Bunter’ Shaw and threw the ball back inside to him.
Bunter got to five yards from the tryline and gave the ball to Brian Mansfield, who crashed over and scored.
Country had now drawn level with City and Jimmy Hindmarsh kicked a glorious conversion from the sidelines for Country to win the match 22-20.
The City team was dumbfounded. The move - later unsurprisingly banned by the fuddy-duddy old boys of officialdom - went into folklore.
That was then, his is now…
Brian Mansfield went on to marry Marlene Matthews, concidered to be the equal but unlucky sprinter alongside Betty Cuthbert and Shirley Strickland.
Brian was one of the most entertaining after dinner Rugby speakers I have ever heard.
[quote=Piston;336650]A 15 man push over in 7s? I think they were cheating!Do they usually need all 15 in a push over as well?
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The SA 7's team did the exact same move once! Now seeing that in 7's was impressive!
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