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Greatest "nearly" try of all time?

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Post by idris Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:23 am

This gets my vote and surely has to be one of the best...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2YyqjVV_yI

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Post by mystiroakey Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:27 am

englands v wales 2012 6 nations.

and south africa v england 2007 rwc.

more about the fact that they could have been tries and changed history rather than being great visual efforts

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Post by idris Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:29 am

I agree that they would have been great for the results they would have changed.

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Post by EnglishReign Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:30 am

But if Tait had finished that run off with a try in 07, it would've been one of the great tries in RWC history.

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Post by mystiroakey Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:37 am

yep id agree with that SA v england 2007- without doubt the greatest nearly try.. its all about the situation. getting a nearly try in a game you have won doesnt come close

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Post by idris Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:40 am

I think I liked it purely for dramatic reasons and because he ran the entire pitch.

Everyone wanted Mark to bag a try because he didn't score a lot and he was so unlucky with double cruciate injuries.

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Post by mystiroakey Fri 06 Apr 2012, 10:42 am

its allways gonna come down to who you support Greatest "nearly" try of all time? 732107

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Post by Golden Fri 06 Apr 2012, 1:17 pm

Has to be this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPc4uW-Yg6o

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Post by ChequeredJersey Fri 06 Apr 2012, 1:25 pm

mystiroakey wrote:englands v wales 2012 6 nations.

and south africa v england 2007 rwc.

more about the fact that they could have been tries and changed history rather than being great visual efforts

Add Monye for the Lions against SA in 2009
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Post by EngInAuck Sun 08 Apr 2012, 10:03 pm

ChequeredJersey wrote:
Add Monye for the Lions against SA in 2009

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Post by Dim Sun 08 Apr 2012, 10:29 pm

not international but I've always liked the one at 1.44 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHOLFe2sc5w

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Post by doctor_grey Mon 09 Apr 2012, 12:35 am

Dim wrote:not international but I've always liked the one at 1.44 in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHOLFe2sc5w
Hey, I was at that match. I think it was also Kyran Bracken's last match. They play blew everyone away. One of the greatest plays I have ever seen.

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Post by red_stag Mon 09 Apr 2012, 12:50 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FArVEgxgvQM

One from the Heineken Cup last year. Very nearly one of tries of the HEC.
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Post by thomh Mon 09 Apr 2012, 1:25 pm

I've not scored a staggering number of brilliant tries in my time.

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Post by Guest Mon 09 Apr 2012, 1:50 pm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9KnkIgFJ1U&feature=related

Mark Jones' run at the start of this is definitely up there. Magical atmosphere, and would have been the perfect end to an incredible game (and campaign), but Martyn popped up a few minutes later, which was equally thrilling.

For pure individual brilliance, though, this is great. Not sure if it tops Beale's... Erm...but definitely worth a mention.

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Post by kiakahaaotearoa Mon 09 Apr 2012, 4:13 pm

Jeff Wilson with a stunning run and that man George Gregan pulling off an incredible covering tackle that broke my heart and made me feel that I had been personally robbed by the same man. What a tackle and what a moment in the context of the game.

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Post by TJ1 Mon 09 Apr 2012, 8:42 pm

How about Will carling being held up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03gpzFZadcQ

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Post by majesticimperialman Mon 09 Apr 2012, 9:41 pm

The one that sticks in my mind was i think it was Ben Blair playi9ng for the Abs against England, and being cut down be Ben Cohen about 5 feet from the line. I think it was 2002.

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Post by Biltong Mon 09 Apr 2012, 10:47 pm

The last try I nearly scored was in 1992.

I got the ball from the halfback, ran into the defence and offloaded to the inside centre.































Problem is I was on the halfway line at the time. Doh
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Post by Guest Tue 10 Apr 2012, 11:26 am

Heres a good recent one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLLl9FduIks

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Post by Equo Troiano Tue 10 Apr 2012, 12:29 pm

The 1973 Barbarians v All Blacks is almost universally said to contain the 'greatest try of all time'. And it was an absolutely great try, but there was an even better try scored in that match that was actually disallowed. I cannot remember who scored it or why it was disallowed, but had it been scored, it would probably trump Edwards's effort just 3 minutes into the match.

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Post by GunsGerms Tue 10 Apr 2012, 3:12 pm

It was definitely tommy Bowe v Oz in the WC 11.

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Post by R!skysports Tue 10 Apr 2012, 5:34 pm

Most of the Scottish ones - :-)

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Post by anotherworldofpain Tue 10 Apr 2012, 10:43 pm

On his day he would scored it. Whistle

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Post by offload Wed 11 Apr 2012, 9:54 am


My favourite "nearly" try is from 2007. Leguizamon showing how not to do a splashton.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1914XF8afo
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