The look on Chris Ashton's face at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="406">6:46</a> is legendary, he already knows.hes going to score even though he still has a couple o people to beat
although he did have so many injuries, he was also just not called up by multiple coaches, he ended up saying he wasnt going to go to camp anymore because he knew he would just be holding tackle bags. such a waste of talent for england..... again
Tindle's pass from the floor was superb on try number 2. Watched many of the 2002 matches recently and there are a bunch of trys where the ball goes through many hands that were far better than most of this selection. Some sublime rugby from those world cup winners which was not reproduced in the finals. They were far better than they have been given credit for. Superb off loading skills from the whole team.
Flanker Richard Hill was the best and most talented rugby player that this Welshman has ever seen grace the hallowed turf of my, once, beloved Sardis Road. Home of Pontypridd RFC
Robert, it was in searching for Hill's highlights that I stumbled across this video and your comment, the latter being most generous--and bang on! Cheers! He was phenomenal. The front five England had through the late-90s/early-2000s is undoubtedly our best, and present a strong case for the game's greatest. Happy new year!
David Reece, Sinbad, and Wade. All have a hand full of caps between them and all hard done by by either injury or idiotic selection. And Wade would still be in his Pomp!!
The hands of Jonny Wilkinson. So so good. I think the whole team benefited from his all round genius. There were a lot of very very good players in that era but Mr Wilkinson was head and shoulders above all of them. Except for Ben Cohen.
Love this. Only downside for me (to the extent that I can't watch it) is Kronfeld's disgraceful knee in the face of David Rees well after the try and tackle. Took 2 teeth out and knocked Rees unconscious. ABs do it all the time.
When he scored in the 2003 final and punched the ball away screaming "COME ON!!" . That is the first thing I think about when I think about that final, even before the drop goal.
Agree The first one might look more impressive to many because the move started almost behind the tryline but the move in itself was nothing very special. Whereas the collective move on Cohen's try was absolutely brillant
Cliff Sweeting The thing is, we don't mind a Aussie coach. If he carries on with England winning games and titles, Jones will go down as a legend. Especially if he wins a World Cup with England, he will be treated like a god here. He will go down in the history books, and will be loved in England forever, even if he is an Aussie ;)
Team try: Ben Cohen’s v. Ireland. Awesome. Making your own luck because you’re special: Wilko’s chip and regain. Ash The Splash’s League style run and weave. What a sport!
Cueto was involved in my two favourite moments here - the volley against Argentina, and the catch on the full against South Africa. Partly it's the crowd reaction (especially the second one) that makes it, but they're two great great bits of play.
Agreed, I think Cueto was massively underrated during his career. A lot quicker than many people realised, and had good skills too - that volley was genius. To hit it like that while running full pace, and to control the kick perfectly as well, takes some doing
Top video!! Two suggestions -change the odd background music? -add Manu smashing it's up the middle against the all Blacks (though yeah it's a tricky decision deciding which other great try to omit!)
Biggest tragedy in English rugby is James Simpson-Daniel never being fully fit for an extended run in the team. So unlucky. On the flip side he would've been surrounded by mediocrity, so swing and roundabouts really.
Kata Wilson bullshit from an Australians lesser known poorer and more inbred cousin, go and watch a load of white men dancing around pretending to be Maori warriors, then cheat their way through the game, whining to the ref, cheap shots against opposition scorers, cant expect the fans to have honour when the team doesn't, managed actually to win a world cup after 20 odd years trying, well done, England is world no.2 after two 6 nations in a row and a 3-0 whitewash of Australia down under, lost your last game did you cry baby?
Not really, he's a good try scorer yes but even in his prime his defence was awful, he cant kick to save his life and if the games not going his way, he's very lazy. He's got good support play and he's fast thats it. May and Watson, beat him every time. Especially to someone like Eddie Jones
In fact, this music is like the sounds they play at an alternative hippy healing ceremony. Or a shit Thai massage parlour. Just the weirdest choice for a rugby highlights reel
I love the last comment on the video, "bring on the RWC 2015" LOL, sure, bring it on , hahahahaha. Good humble pie to eat for the english the RWC 2015, was it not?
Looking back at these great tries, my only thought is that in 2021, 6/10 would have been pulled back by the fking TMO inserting himself. Let the play flow world rugby, it's the heart of rugby
Best 6 in history no doubt.. Others have been great in one or more facets of the game, but Hilly did everything and allowed those around him freedom to express themselves..
Amazed you managed to find ten!(noticed you had to a long way back in time for some of them though.) I think I saw the All Blacks score this many "top ten" tries in the first three matches this year...
No tries from “that” win over the All Blacks? Can’t remember who finished it, but I remember Manu Tuilagi besting McCaw, then Carter - two legends - on the way to setting up a try
Still one of the quickest in the game though i reckon, definitely still up there with the likes of Beauden Barret and some of the others in the ABs team
