ONE POINT DOWN, less than three minutes away from an embarrassing defeat to the Top 14′s 13th-ranked team and still 53 metres out.
Paddy Jackson grabs the ball, takes Chris Henry’s instruction and wastes absolutely no time in getting the ball lined up towards the posts. 40 seconds after the out-half points to the posts, his right boot connects with the ball and it’s quickly apparent that distance isn’t the issue it was for Jackson last week. The ball bisects the posts, clears the bar, clears the dead ball line and would have dipped in behind the advertising hoardings had it not been caught.
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Comeback complete.
The stunning 24-point turnaround was ignited three minutes in to the second half by Rory Scholes’ excellent try.
Scholes was heavily involved again the second try, smashing Dug Codjo backwards after fielding a high ball before the clear-out from Nick Williams and Rory Best forced a penalty.
Stuart McCloskey’s vastly underrated handling skill also played a big part as he shaped to crash in to contact off a flat Jackson pass, but reversed it to Jackson on the loop to give Louis Ludik and Craig Gilroy all the space they needed.
We could watch Paddy Jackson's 53m match-winning penalty on a loop 'til February
ONE POINT DOWN, less than three minutes away from an embarrassing defeat to the Top 14′s 13th-ranked team and still 53 metres out.
Paddy Jackson grabs the ball, takes Chris Henry’s instruction and wastes absolutely no time in getting the ball lined up towards the posts. 40 seconds after the out-half points to the posts, his right boot connects with the ball and it’s quickly apparent that distance isn’t the issue it was for Jackson last week. The ball bisects the posts, clears the bar, clears the dead ball line and would have dipped in behind the advertising hoardings had it not been caught.
Comeback complete.
The stunning 24-point turnaround was ignited three minutes in to the second half by Rory Scholes’ excellent try.
Scholes was heavily involved again the second try, smashing Dug Codjo backwards after fielding a high ball before the clear-out from Nick Williams and Rory Best forced a penalty.
Stuart McCloskey’s vastly underrated handling skill also played a big part as he shaped to crash in to contact off a flat Jackson pass, but reversed it to Jackson on the loop to give Louis Ludik and Craig Gilroy all the space they needed.
Then, Prop Try!
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