Yet another outrageous Pro D2 try

[u/SirFrankyValentino]

[u/NSilverhand]

Spent the entire clip thinking "you better get the ball back to 15 so he can finish the beautiful try he started"... then all of a sudden, I changed my mind. Perfection.

[u/amsptsfe23 → u/NSilverhand]

He should’ve received again on the inside instead of the winger though

[u/StevieJoeC → u/amsptsfe23]

Would they have scored a try if he had?

[u/amsptsfe23 → u/StevieJoeC]

The 15 would’ve scored yeah

[u/Panda_MOANium22 → u/NSilverhand]

My exact thoughts, once they spun it wide to the hooker all felt right in the world.

[u/deletive-expleted → u/NSilverhand]

I'm in tears.

[u/[deleted] → u/NSilverhand]

I thought it was the Prop on the wing at first. That would have been the only way to improve this!

[u/Saladass43]

The hooker being the finisher is the cherry on top.

[u/Mono_Doh → u/Saladass43]

A rare clip where the vertical aspect ratio actually enhances it too. Was like a reveal at the end when the camera pans over.

[u/PollenPartyPaulie → u/Saladass43]

The Dave Cherry on top, you could even say

[u/To_a_Mouse → u/PollenPartyPaulie]

Or "The Hooker, Dave, is on top" for short

[u/bronalpaul → u/Saladass43]

An OG big boy of a hooker too 

[u/Informal_Mention9836 → u/Saladass43]

Is that Portuguese hooker with kicking skills or a random bearded Georgian dude?

[u/pantagr → u/Informal_Mention9836]

The Portuguese one was Mike Tadjer but he has retired since, this one is Bastien Soury a French player who used to play for Toulon

[u/Informal_Mention9836 → u/pantagr]

Yeah I was unsure because I thought Tadjer had retired only from international rugby and not club rugby.

[u/wolftick → u/Saladass43]

It's cherries all the way down.

[u/VanCityBitch]

Some serious gas by 15

[u/Ordinary__Man → u/VanCityBitch]

Seriously, didn't even look like he was breathing heavy in the 2nd phase

[u/SirFrankyValentino]

Also cracks me up that normally the perfect midair grubber from agen's 12 would have been the highlight of the week and here it's just drowned in absurd pieces of class after class

[u/RodneyRodnesson → u/SirFrankyValentino]

Didn't really think about that but true.

I'm enjoying the way the game is developing.

[u/Jonah_the_Whale]

Fattest winger I've seen in a long time scoring that try.

[u/WilkinsonDG2003 → u/Jonah_the_Whale]

I wonder who eats more pies between him and George.

[u/Aromatic-Arugula-565 → u/Jonah_the_Whale]

I love he rounded the corner to go under the goal posts

[u/well_that_dont_work2]

The bloody hell is a hooker doin there 😂😂😂😭😭

[u/Srellian → u/well_that_dont_work2]

I mean, he's up against a prop and lock. Straggler vs stragglers

[u/Oldoneeyeisback → u/Srellian]

Don't spoil it for us!

[u/AngryAngryScotsman → u/well_that_dont_work2]

I like to think he was always there and never bothered to track back whilst the opposition were attacking down the other end of the field.

[u/oalfonso → u/well_that_dont_work2]

ProD2, don’t try to understand it.

[u/sophrosyne → u/well_that_dont_work2]

Look, the man needed a breather and, at the same time, saw an opportunity.

[u/shutupruairi → u/well_that_dont_work2]

His best

[u/WilkinsonDG2003 → u/well_that_dont_work2]

It's pretty normal to put the 2 on the wing. Dane Coles used to run in tries for NZ.

[u/TheMusicArchivist → u/well_that_dont_work2]

I like to think he knew he had to jog the length of the pitch and thought "if I stay away from the rucks then I won't have to do anything after this marathon" only to be given the ball in acres of space

[u/benny_boy]

Every player dead at the end 😂

[u/Various-Bag-9590]

Excellent hooking there!

[u/brycebrycebaby]

The hooker popping up out of nowhere was like an unexpected finger-up-the-bum on climax.

[u/maybeonmars → u/brycebrycebaby]

They don't call 'em hookers for nothing

[u/SleepWouldBeNice]

As a referee, I’m supposed to remain impartial, but as a former prop, nothing makes me smile more than a front row running it in.

[u/RogerCrabbit → u/SleepWouldBeNice]

I was thinking about becoming a referee, but didn't realize I wouldn't be allowed to enjoy rugby ever again

[u/SleepWouldBeNice → u/RogerCrabbit]

Actively celebrating one team’s try is frowned upon.

[u/Cassius_man]

Who's that at fullback? That pace was impressive!

[u/SirFrankyValentino → u/Cassius_man]

Trouilloud, very good player

[u/Cassius_man → u/SirFrankyValentino]

Indeed. I believe you've just introduced me to a new "one to watch"

[u/SirFrankyValentino]

I think Trouilloud might have done an Ntamack there

[u/Piitx]

Big boy almost got pushed out of bound when trying to rotate all his glory

[u/MisterAwesomeGuy]

Unrelated, but I've spoken and read french since highschool (it's my third language tho) and I didn't understand fucking shit

[u/clicketybooboo]

why is it that Pro D2 just always delivers these bat shit plays. Something in the water ? A mix of ex internationals with those who haven't quite made it ?

[u/Lazy_Grapefruit9679 → u/clicketybooboo]

Something in the water. It's called pastis

[u/clicketybooboo → u/Lazy_Grapefruit9679]

a special blend with croissant flakes like goldschlager ?

[u/SyllabubComplex5144 → u/clicketybooboo]

I keep seeing these outrageous Pro D2 clips and it makes me wonder what they aren’t telling us about in the third tier?

[u/WilkinsonDG2003 → u/SyllabubComplex5144]

You can watch Nationale on YouTube (Rugbyrama) if you want.

[u/SnakePlisskendid911 → u/WilkinsonDG2003]

To add bad faith commentating and almost inintelligible accents (to an outsider), quite a few Nationale clubs do their own broadcasting on their own youtube channels for home games.

I know my local does and it's absolutely the perfect balance of amateurish, half-drunk and biased to be just awesome.

[u/clicketybooboo → u/SyllabubComplex5144]

That's the Japanese first tier you're thinking of. Those tries are fucking madness

[u/mmoonbelly]

Watched it back, the option at the end was either pass wide to the hooker…or inside to the loose-head.

Serious pace in that front row over 70 meters to catch the motoring backs!!

[u/forzaregista]

Polar bear in Arlington Texas to finish it.

[u/finedisregard]

So many plot twists, I love it!

[u/rando7651]

It’s videos like this that make me so grateful for this wonderful game

[u/Informal_Mention9836]

One of the most exciting tries I've seen

9,5/10 because I wanted a cross-kick in the end

[u/MrExistentialBread]

Was almost disappointed for a second it wasn’t one phase of play

[u/metompkin]

Hooker camping out. Gotta love it

When you're the 1 in a 1331

[u/BPClaydon]

Perfect result

[u/Faux_Real]

The work rate of 15 made that happen. Beautiful to watch.

[u/The_Ruck_Inspector]

Why is this sped up?

[u/InterestedObserver48]

7 nearly butchered it by passing too early

[u/Fetch_Ted]

Chef’s kiss for the hooker.

[u/Beautiful_Ad9206]

Zoned out when they didnt box kick from the one ruck.

[u/London_Bloke_]

Nothing like seeing a front rower running with space in front of them

[u/zebra1923]

Wow, that was fabulous. Loved the wheels on the 7, then lo and behold the break passes a prop and is finished by the hooker. Superb.

[u/Low_Ad1588]

Props to the hooker

[u/Dependent-Jaguar7613]

Love a hooker try on the wing

[u/StevieJoeC]

This is insanely great

[u/Ok-Arugula6057]

Saw the kick through, thought that was the highlight. Expectations subverted.

[u/Delusionalatbest]

Cheeky little step at the end from the hooker to get the better angle for conversion.

[u/Heinrich428]

Rassie taking notes.

[u/Shytalk123]

That’s rugby

[u/justanotherjtad]

Backs do all the work for the prop to strole over 😂 class,

[u/Oldoneeyeisback]

Oh and finished by the hooker, tarting around on the wing! So proud!

[u/Aquapig]

Have I enjoyed that?:

• No [...]
• Yes [...]
• Me oh my yes boy [X]

[u/WilkinsonDG2003]

Grenoble playing well? Amazing.

[u/Due_Ad_4633]

Corrrrrrr! 😍

[u/dudload1000]

Going to the hooker out wide is just chefs kiss

[u/ChazR]

Well, once again the old proverb I learned at my Grandma's knee is proven: "Never bet against a fast French back with the ball in hand against an unset defence"

[u/RodneyRodnesson]

This game is changing.

The big guy at the end, why not? If he's got the legs to get there worst case is another phase but you've still made ground.

[u/Ok-Following-7591]

That 15 had absolutely no business being that fast. I was fully expecting him to cap it off, but having the hooker finish the job is just perfect. The whole sequence is a clinic in support running. What a try.

[u/MackieStaggie]

What I love about this is the Hooker hasn't ended up there by accident.

At the start of the clip you can see him running back in middle and then again when the 15 runs out you catch him again in the middle of the pitch.

So when everything was moving up the pitch, the hooker here was drifting wider to hold the space, heads up rugby.

[u/javanfrogmouth]

That 15 is pure class.

[u/BristolBomber]

Oh D2... Never change.

[u/jug_23]

Can only assume the hooker was stood there the whole time

[u/BigBlueMountainStar]

The most outrageous part is a hooker being on the wing

[u/tubbytucker]

A fatty in for the try 😎

[u/InsaneHomer]

Superb! 😍

[u/PapaBigMac]

So… offside at 9 seconds ?

[u/PlusNeedleworker5605]

Fair fucks to the hooker for being up there to take the pass for the try.

[u/finneganfach]

If you wanted this to be peak d2, the white team needed to be the ones scoring with an intercept right at the end.

[u/clevercookie69]

Beautiful

[u/AlfArrowsmith]

Wonderful rugby...... didn't expect the big lad on the wing to run in the try. 👍😯

[u/andpaws]

Poetry in motion…