John Eales' charge down kick

[RugbyReg]

yes, unless it happens in my 'black out period' 96 and 97 when I was in the USA and saw almost no rugby.

 

[Rothschild]

Are we all not getting confused with the occasion where Eales stopped a penalty kick from crossing the crossbar by leaping and knocking the ball down before it had crossed.
That was a tremendous feat HOWEVER it was deemed an intentional knockdown and the attacking tem had a new kick at goal from in front of the posts. Wasted effort but great all the same.

 

[RugbyReg]

Are we all not getting confused with the occasion where Eales stopped a penalty kick from crossing the crossbar by leaping and knocking the ball down before it had crossed.
That was a tremendous feat HOWEVER it was deemed an intentional knockdown and the attacking tem had a new kick at goal from in front of the posts. Wasted effort but great all the same.

that's what I thought, however he did do it (at least for Brothers and I thought for the Reds) successfully and then kicked it down field.

 

[Gnostic]

Are we all not getting confused with the occasion where Eales stopped a penalty kick from crossing the crossbar by leaping and knocking the ball down before it had crossed.
That was a tremendous feat HOWEVER it was deemed an intentional knockdown and the attacking tem had a new kick at goal from in front of the posts. Wasted effort but great all the same.

My recollection is different, it wasn't an intentional knock doen but a charge down the same as any other and it was play on after his 40M kick down field. This was replicated by the Wallabies a few times hoisting player like Eales and Giffen under the posts until it was put a stop to.

However as referred to by Fitzsimons (see my earlier post) there was indeed a charge down by Eales running from the goal line. I just can't remember what game. I have most of the games from 94 to now but unfortunately they are on VHS and I haven't got around to converting them all yet so it will take me a while to track down. Unless some one can get hold of Fitzy's book or send him an email?

 

[Thin Thighs]

Question:

Please reply if you know that match where John Eales charged down and stopped a conversion? Also who the kicker was?

This little question is about as nasty as Austin's little "which one of these scrums is different?" video.

I can recall this (I think) but like many on G&GR I can not recall the exact details. Bugger.

 

[Scotty]

that's what I thought, however he did do it (at least for Brothers and I thought for the Reds) successfully and then kicked it down field.

Yes he did do it for the Reds. However, IIRC he tried it again and ended up knocking on. The opposition took the scrum and then ended up scoring a try.

Not much of a gain there.

 

[Scotty]

And if I had to guess the year he was doing it for the Reds it would have been 98 or 99.

 

[Gagger]

How's the scrum possible when the ball's not in play from a conversion? I can only see a re-start or re-kick as possibilities?

 

[cyclopath]

Because it was a penalty kick attempt, IIRC.

 

[Gnostic]

Well I went to book case and Lo there was a copy of Fitzsimons book "John Eales - The Biography" ABC Books 2001 Hard Cover Edition pp280

The game in which the "charge down" first occurred is quoted as being the S12 match versus Auckland at Ballymore. Penalty kick by Carlos Spencer and the result was indeed a knock on.