Sam Whitelock is the most decorated of four rugby playing brothers. The 26 year old has 63 international caps, stands at 6'8'' and weighs over 17 stone. He had scored a grand total of ten tries in 159 games.
But none will ever match this effort. Most forward tries end up as a crawl over from a few yards, but this is special.
60 metre tries are special anyway, but when a gangly 6'8'' second row breaks off and throws a step before crashing over. Wow.
The reaction of the crowd, the commentators and the bench especially sum up how ridiculous this try was.
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Judge it for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-lrRhNLqWk
It's impressive, but Paul O'Connell could do that.
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