and small in others, so the try-line can
sometimes be twice as far as it would be
normally. I’ve only been to a couple of the
stadiums they’re going to use over there,
that was for a rehearsal last year, but that
could all change. They could change the
dimensions of the pitch.
It can be very frustrating, rugby. The
play can be on the far side of the pitch
and in the far corner and you get a lot of
people in front of you. Obviously, there’s
30 players on the pitch, match officials
and you can get the substitutes
warming-up in front of you. That can be
frustrating when you’ve been sitting there
for 40 minutes waiting for something to
happen and then there’s a try but you’reblocked by someone’s backside. Of course,
that does happen occasionally! But for
something like the Jonny Wilkinson drop
goal, you don’t want that blocked!That’s one of the iconic photos
from 2003. I read it proved helpful
that Jonny kicked with his right
foot rather than his preferred left?
None of us knew what to expect, although
we expected him to take a drop goal
because there was only a minute to go.
When Martin Johnson and Matt Dawson
took the ball a couple of times and charged
forward, we thought, ‘Oh my god, we’re in
the wrong place here.’ We moved from
where we were sitting, because they werenormally, Jonny
kicks with his left foot. if
he had done, all i would
have seen would have
been his backside!
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Jamie Roberts of the Lions is mobbed by
team mates Conor Murray and
George North after scoring
Lens Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
exposure 1/1300 sec, f/3.2, ISO5000
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Rob Miller of Wasps escapes a tackle
during the Aviva Premiership match
between Wasps and Harlequins
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exposure 1/2500 sec, f/4, ISO2000
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Jonny Wilkinson kicks the winning drop
goal to give England victory in extra
time during the Rugby World Cup Final
Lens Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM
exposure 1/1000 sec, f/2.8, ISO2000
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