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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Midweek Madness - Prop Ben Alexander's big dive try

Earlier in the week we posted the highlights of the Wallabies drubbing of the Barbarians at the Sydney Football Stadium from the weekend. A total of eight tries were scored by the home side, with this one standing out for us as a must share.

Prop Ben Alexander crossed for his first Wallaby try as he hit the gap at an angle, followed up by an outrageous dive that Matt Giteau himself would be proud of.

Alexander has admitted that if he gets the chance again this coming Saturday against Italy, anything could happen.

''Whenever you score is good fun but to get one for your country in a home match is so unbelievable,'' Alexander said.

''I looked up and saw the biggest stupid grin on my face when I realised it wasn't a forward pass... I don't know what was going through my brain when I made the big dive.

''I probably watched Adam Ashley-Cooper do too many swan dives so I tried to copy him, but it didn't look too good and I probably wish I didn't do it.

''I'm always getting tackled on the try line so I can't really do much... It was a great feeling and hard to control your emotions and not carry on too much, if I was a bit more tired I probably wouldn't have carried on as much.''

Commentator Phil Kearns, a former front rower, clearly frowned upon it. Greg Martin though, a back in his heyday, thought it was spectacular.

We tend to agree. Go the dive.

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comments virginity lost! first comment! :D what a back wannabe XD

By Anonymous, at June 10, 2009 2:01 pm
second comment..

By Anonymous, at June 10, 2009 2:07 pm
3rd comment...

By Anonymous, at June 10, 2009 2:24 pm
three sad bastards

By peter, at June 10, 2009 2:39 pm
Go the dive. Love the look on the big mans face as he prepares to launch himself. Shame that it got to the point that props were showboating. Not the way Lewsey or Corry deserved to go out.

By Hackney Griffin, at June 10, 2009 2:50 pm
suprised kearnsy didnt say

"kick him outa the front rowers union"

By Bd, at June 10, 2009 2:59 pm
haha i love the fact that he dived! all a bit of fun!

By Chris, at June 10, 2009 3:31 pm
Nothing wrong with a swallow dive - why should it reserved for the backs?!

By Stewart, at June 10, 2009 4:05 pm
That poor grass. Nothing could have prepared it for that impact.

By anonymous no6, at June 10, 2009 4:21 pm
I expected a spectacular dive, that was just like a whale running aground on the beach

By Anonymous, at June 10, 2009 5:27 pm
"first a hooker, now a front rower" hooker is also front row ? ?

btw the dive itself and the idea that a prop should dive is ___very lame___ let the backs dive, they never get hurt on the pitch

ps: i think chabal should be banned from all official rugby matches

By taiwanprop, at June 10, 2009 7:04 pm
taiwanprop said ps: i think chabal should be banned from all official rugby matches

um and why should that be??

By Anonymous, at June 10, 2009 10:16 pm
kearns is just jelous because he can never get a try like that

By Anonymous, at June 11, 2009 3:35 am
taiwanprop said ps: i think chabal should be banned from all official rugby matches

what a strange statement to make???

Why should he be banned taiwanprop?

And anon at the start losing his virginity, well done mate now maybe ul stop wetting the bed too!

By Kenny, at June 11, 2009 12:41 pm
haha love the first comment. don't think kenny got that one.

By Anonymous, at June 12, 2009 1:02 am
Anonymous said...
haha love the first comment. don't think kenny got that one.

I think Kenny got it and I agree with him and peter.

By switch, at June 12, 2009 7:06 am