WE’VE SEEN GLIMPSES of Joe Schmidt in action as a player, but today we stumbled on this piece of archive gold from France’s tour of New Zealand in 1989.
Playing on the left wing for Manawatu, Joe Schmidt was clearly a favoured tactical ploy for the north island region on the day. Before scoring this second half kick-chase try, he had already gone incredible close to converting a similar effort in the first half.
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Quick celebration and then back to work.
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If we know anything about Joe Schmidt though, it’s that he’s anything but one-dimensional when it comes to rugby. He was pretty sharp in defence too, as he showed with this this first-half try-saving tackle.
Here’s the full highlights of Les Bleus’ victory. Schmidt’s try comes on the 12.30 mark.
Here's Joe Schmidt in full flight kick-chasing his way to a try in '89
WE’VE SEEN GLIMPSES of Joe Schmidt in action as a player, but today we stumbled on this piece of archive gold from France’s tour of New Zealand in 1989.
Playing on the left wing for Manawatu, Joe Schmidt was clearly a favoured tactical ploy for the north island region on the day. Before scoring this second half kick-chase try, he had already gone incredible close to converting a similar effort in the first half.
The42 The42
Quick celebration and then back to work.
The42 The42
If we know anything about Joe Schmidt though, it’s that he’s anything but one-dimensional when it comes to rugby. He was pretty sharp in defence too, as he showed with this this first-half try-saving tackle.
Here’s the full highlights of Les Bleus’ victory. Schmidt’s try comes on the 12.30 mark.
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