Rugby player torches the defense with a surprise backheel kick over his head
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
This backheel rugby try is absolutely something else. It came in a club game in England when Alan Knuckey decided to try something while back behind his own try line. It’s the kind of thing that you could practice in your backyard 50 times and pull the kick off maybe once, let alone with defenders in front of you in the middle of a game.
The kick totally caught the defenders off guard, and they could only haplessly watch as he sprinted the entire length of the field to score on them. Knuckey is happy for his newfound fame, but wanted people to help donate to his rugby club to keep it running — so if you’re interested, why not consider giving? He gave us this awesome moment.
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