Watch: TJ Perenara scores stunning 'Superman' intercept try
All Blacks have a habit of pulling off unbelievable feats, but this latest one is right from the top draw.
Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara scored an unbelievable intercept try against the Brumbies in Canberra last night, stunning the home side with predatory anticipation. Perenara perfectly anticipates the pass from the base of the lineout with a pre-meditated Superman dive, snatching the ball in the air and landing perfectly in the in-goal.
Perenara scored a similar try from a lineout against the Reds last year, where he took an 80-metre intercept after the Reds had seemingly telegraphed him the play.
He explained post-match that the try was a 'lucky read' and didn't put much thought into it given the result.
'To be fair, I don't care to much about that, we lost the football game. It's just a play.
The Hurricanes lost the match 24-12, slumping to their third straight loss. The Brumbies kept their slim finals chances alive showing plenty of resolve in the upset victory. The Brumbies have been one of the worst attacking sides in the competition but showed intent to score tries by opting to kick for the corner instead of three on multiple occasions. The persistence paid off as they scored three tries from close range to take the lead.
A try in the corner to winger Andrew Muirhead sealed the victory with only a few minutes remaining.
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I’d say France was far more hard done by in the 2011 final than the All Blacks in this game. Joubert simply refused to call a penalty against the All Blacks in the last quarter even directing an All Black to drop a ball he picked up in an offside position rather than penalizing him. This article also totally discounts the efforts of PSTD. Ask Jordie how well he played. Or the backup flank who played hooker for the entire game. Siya was also a brilliant tackle by Richie from scoring a blinder. Pollard was also fantastic. Look I don’t like the boks style but the only thing more questionable than the content of this article is the timing of it. Get over it already
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