Strong, commanding and no-nonsense, he is the type of player you build a backline around. |
In the 80th minute of the match, England needed something special from their backline. |
The Christ Church player, whose pace carried him behind the backline, stumbled as he stooped to finish, bumping the ball out. |
The Kilkenny out-half managed to skip out of defence and release his backline who moved the ball quickly up field. |
He rallied once again and managed to score next, through a teammate, who broke through the backline to score under the posts. |
Their side was made up mostly of Fijians and Vanuatuans, and with their lightning speed, they ran circles around the Australian backline. |