In the most All Blacks-esque try, Springbok scrum-half Francois Hougaard dotted down a bmagnificent team try which started South Africa on the road to their defeat of New Zealand; the All Blacks first reversal in 22 outings.
Countless times, the All Blacks have profited from an incisive grubber kick-usually from Ma’a Nonu, that pried open the oppositions defence. However, last Saturday, the Springboks turned the proverbial tables and the move which eventually saw South Africa score had it’s genesis in a deft grubber kick from the extremely impressive Handre Pollard.
The ball bounced favorably for Conrell Hendricks who offloaded to Jan Serfontein who, in turn-after being tackled- passed to the onrushing Francois Hougaard to canter over the line.
Surely, given the opposition and the skill involved in it’s manufacturing, this was the best team try of 2014?
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The grubber was put through by captain Jean De Villiers, not Pollard. Just by the way