The drop goal was a big decider in England being the only northern hemisphere country to win the Webb Ellis cup, thanks to the best Fly Half in the world good ol Jonny Wilkinson
Carter's was under so much pressure - World Cup final, Australia on the comeback and they had been targeting him all game with dirty head high tackles, so to hit it so well from such distance was incredible.
I know Tries are meant to be the main idea of Rugby now, but you can't deny that goals, particularly drop goals, are a more spectacular thing to watch. I kind of wish there were way more of them.
I know this is international footage, but Mitch Hunt’s drop goal for the Crusaders from half way in the 84th minute to steal the game from the Highlanders will always be my favourite rugby moment, hands down
The longest recorded successful drop goal is 77.7m (85yd) by Gerald Hamilton `Gerry' Brand (b. 8 Oct 1906) for South Africa v. England at Twickenham, Greater London, on 2 Jan 1932.
Zinzan Brookes kick was amazing. 1) Semi Final in a RWC in South Africa 2) Quality opposition 3) The distance/length of kick 3) Zinzan is a No 8/Forward Need I say more?!
I remember when i was about 14, effortlessly drop kicking from 45m out, watched it sail way over the posts and then the stunned look as a half dozen of my team mates turned around to see who kicked that absolute missile of a ball. I've never kicked a ball the same way since. I don't know how i did it, or the science behind it but it was absolutely incredible. a 14 year old, launching a 50m + drop goal effortlessly . crazy.
When I was 16, I just started to play Rugby in high school. I was No.8 but I believed Forward Player just powerful and strong at around breakdown and maul, something. However, my way of thinking was totally changed by Zinzan’s. I couldn’t be good at drop kick though haha
Drop goals are the most under used weapon in the arsenal of world rugby. To be able to pick up 3 points every time you have possession inside the oppositions half gives a team a devastating advantage. It amazes me it's not used more often, it just needs lots of practice.
Chris Paterson was a truly fine kicker. I remember he went a whole World Cup, a whole Six Nations and autumn internationals without missing a single kick at goal (36). Only Morné Steyn has more with 41.
Jack Knight Yeah for me Carter the best no. 10 for his all round abilities... Larkin great play maker and running no. 10... Wilkinson was probably the best kicker. Pollard may become one of the best the boks have produced in modern times at least...
When the match kicked off at 9pm local time, the relative humidity was 74%.
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I remember the Zinzan Brooke drop! Watched the game live. I just started high school that year. For the next two rugby seasons, loosies were all trying drop kicks! It was so bad, as a backline player, to try and get the ball... What a player Zinzan was!
Larkhams is easily the most remarkable, this was in the 98th minute of a semi final that had gone into overtime, it was pounding down with rain, Larkham was on one leg due to a thigh injury earlier, and it was his first attempt at a drop goal at any level of rugby since he tried once as a 14 year old. They won the World Cup the next week.
I agree. But in rugby all things Australia will be eternally underrated. It's New Zealanders and Southafricans who get all the promotion, the spotlight and the marketing. Larkham was one of the best players I've ever seen, if not the best, and he never gets mentioned when talking about the best players ever. His drop against South Africa was just epic and defining, and like its author it doesn't get recognized as such.
Was ata game with Roger Gould playing for Queensland at ballymore mid 1980's, so old school. He dropped from near the side line 10m line qld side of halfway. Monster kick, still can picture it in my mind
It's kinda crazy to see so few people attempt drop goals. Either it's really difficult (explaining why SA's attempts by Kolbe, Arendse and Willemse in the recent 1/4s and final were missed) or not many players/teams are ready to take the risks.
It's an incredible skill we don't see often enough in rugby. Larkham's gets my vote as the best one; under severe pressure but still pings it between the posts.
@@E_T_H Steyn was brilliant but to be fair it is easier to kick long distances at some grounds in South Africa. The high altitude and thin air makes the ball fly a lot further.
What makes it so amazing is that it was an obvious split-second decision. Larkham wasn't in the pocket, he was still running right along with the rest of the backline, and the drop of the ball was far from perfect. He just timed it to perfection and the ball flew like a rocket.
Opeti Turuva for Fiji must be the the longest drop goal in a RWC. Fiji Vs Romania 1991. And Manasa Qoro(Fiji) was the first forward or no 8 to drop goal before Zinny in 1987 . But I'll stick to Hannie Debeer of SA as the best ever in a RWC . 5 in one game ( A record )
I was at Cardiff Arms Park in the 70s watching a School Boy International between England and Wales. A 15yo Mick Burke dropped a goal from inside his own half.
We should also note that they are calling games played in 1987 "World Cup". The real World Cup only started in 1995 - you can't add "World" to a tournament name without inviting the World. Se maar net.
@@dougerrohmer Well then by your logic there's never been a world cup for anything, because I believe there's never been any sports competition where every single country on earth has been invited, and that's not even getting into the issue of disputed territories
We’re splitting hairs but I’m sure some of Jannie De Beer’s goals in the 99 quarter final should have been in here. I think his third was from halfway between 10m and halfway and on a steep angle. Also Sateki Tuipolotu scored a long one at Welford road for Tonga vs Italy in the 99 World Cup.
No mention of Jannie De Beer in 1999? 5 drop goals in one single game, against England, with the fifth one being kicked from very far out. It was a quarter final to boot!
Best kicks I've witnessed Bobby Ross, Canada vs USA, Markham Ontario 1997, I think, he hit a DG from half, on the sideline, it was incredible Tony Mcgann, Halifax Rugby Football Club beats Swilers RFC in st John's nfld to win Atlantic cup on last play of the game, off the line-out, from about 40 meters out with 2 guys tackling him.
nobody mentioned Bob Hillier who played for England, I remember him dropping a goal against Wales from the touchline at the half way mark, I hated him at that moment lol
@@maverick4177 Or because it wasn't at a world cup which is what this video is about. Otherwise the video would be filled with Jordie Barrets 60m + drop kicks
When the commentator said "get that man a beer", that wasn't for Stuart Hogg's drop goal - it was actually a Freudian slip after the commentator noticed at 3:40 the Scotland fan celebrating with an empty beer cup!
The modern Wallabies have a reluctance to not use drop goals as a strategy to score points which I think is a serious, serious error in Australian rugby mindset. Strategically, it's not even massively important that the drop goal be scored all the time. It's about making the opponents worry "uh oh, what if they go for a drop goal right here? We have to charge up!" That may leave them open for a try scoring opportunity. A drop goal isn'r a sneaky cheat way of scoring, it's worth three points, and it's my personal opinion that it is a very entertaining and exciting part of rugby union. If it fails, the team attempting to score the drop goal look like absolute mugs. If it succeeds, they show that they've got an arrow in their quiver that should make the defending team nervous at all times. On top of all this, actually hitting the ball correctly with your foot, under pressure from a gigantic 115 kg front-rower is an unbelievable skill. You basically have to focus 100% on an already difficult skill, whilst trying to gorget that you're almost certainly going to be demolished, as soon as the ball touches your boot. Drop kicking is a tough skill to begin with, having a massive fella charge you down while you're attempting it is another thing entirely.
It was Venter's fault for that red card earlier in the tournament. Both teams may have played the game differently, had such a tie-breaker not have been so clearly in play.
There's something about seeing drop goals happen that is just so satisfying
No, there's something special about scoring tries, but NH rugby now nothing about that :)
@@KiwiPepega AaAAA
Absolutely and if a drop makes you win a title,twice good
Its so satisfying bc there soo rare
The drop goal was a big decider in England being the only northern hemisphere country to win the Webb Ellis cup, thanks to the best Fly Half in the world good ol Jonny Wilkinson
Carter's was under so much pressure - World Cup final, Australia on the comeback and they had been targeting him all game with dirty head high tackles, so to hit it so well from such distance was incredible.
Nothing Beats Frans Steyn
I know Tries are meant to be the main idea of Rugby now, but you can't deny that goals, particularly drop goals, are a more spectacular thing to watch. I kind of wish there were way more of them.
Easy, make them worth 4 pts
I absolutely love the drop goal!! My favorite play in Rugby!
I found it funny when Cheika was complaining because Wales scored a drop goal in Japan
Your favourite play? Really? Good luck to ya
Purely for research interest, what country are you from?
@@GM-ow2cx USA
Interception tries are strangely satisfying too.
I know this is international footage, but Mitch Hunt’s drop goal for the Crusaders from half way in the 84th minute to steal the game from the Highlanders will always be my favourite rugby moment, hands down
MITCH HUNT WITH A DROP GOAL
The longest recorded successful drop goal is 77.7m (85yd) by Gerald Hamilton `Gerry' Brand (b. 8 Oct 1906) for South Africa v. England at Twickenham, Greater London, on 2 Jan 1932.
What a sporting family. A family of leaders - politically and legally. There is nothing in ZA history this family have not achieved. Go the Brands
Was it in a world cup though?
Incredible with a leather ball …. Wow
Z I can do that😅 0:46
Must of been a gale blowing behind him that day
Larkham and Brooke! Best 2! On the run drop goal! Superb!
Kiwi supporter here. You can't talk about RWC drop goals without mentioning Jannie De Beer 🐐 he kicked some further than some on this list.
Zinzan Brookes kick was amazing.
1) Semi Final in a RWC in South Africa
2) Quality opposition
3) The distance/length of kick
3) Zinzan is a No 8/Forward
Need I say more?!
Four years later my son was named after him. I'm English but Zinzan Brooke was a phenomenon
He is the stand out here by far. Eighth man v fly halves. 💪👌
I remember when i was about 14, effortlessly drop kicking from 45m out, watched it sail way over the posts and then the stunned look as a half dozen of my team mates turned around to see who kicked that absolute missile of a ball.
I've never kicked a ball the same way since. I don't know how i did it, or the science behind it but it was absolutely incredible.
a 14 year old, launching a 50m + drop goal effortlessly . crazy.
@Black once is never
I must admit I love Zinnie's drop goal (at 5:50) because he doesn't even stop running.
Its not the most attractive kick, but 3 points is 3 points.
When I was 16, I just started to play Rugby in high school. I was No.8 but I believed Forward Player just powerful and strong at around breakdown and maul, something. However, my way of thinking was totally changed by Zinzan’s.
I couldn’t be good at drop kick though haha
Who are your top three kickers? Give us your list in the comments below!
Pollard (bit bias cause I'm South African)🇿🇦
Paterson🏴
Carter 🇨🇰
Johnny
Stransky
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Top 3 of all time? Wilkinson, Carter, Montgomery.
The ones i like most are Wilko, Halfpenny and Goromaru!
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That Japanese one was great
Zinzan's was the most demoralizing. Could u imagine England; Jesus now their 8 is kicking droppies from beyond 40
He did this at Wembley, 1998 vs Wales. (Zinzan Brooke, that is.)
Drop goals are the most under used weapon in the arsenal of world rugby. To be able to pick up 3 points every time you have possession inside the oppositions half gives a team a devastating advantage. It amazes me it's not used more often, it just needs lots of practice.
It was a terrible clearance kick by Campese but great reply fromJapan
There were 2 Japanese ones, FYI. The one vs Australia, and the one vs Fiji
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Such an underrated part of the game.
Not underrated but considerably difficult to be consistent at drop kick goals.
I’ve never even thought about Rugby in my life. Yet lady UA-cam brought me here for some reason.
It’s a sign 😂 Rugby is the best sport
Best sport in the World.
Chris Paterson was a truly fine kicker. I remember he went a whole World Cup, a whole Six Nations and autumn internationals without missing a single kick at goal (36). Only Morné Steyn has more with 41.
He was a very fine kicker but I always felt he didn't have the range of some others.
He was a fantastic converter within the 22. But he didn’t have the range or great accuracy for medium-to-long penalties
Dan Carter, probably one of the best number 10s in rugby history.
No need to include the the words probably or one of
only Larkham was better
@@smartalecc Larkham even said Dan Carter is the best 10 ever
Jack Knight
Yeah for me Carter the best no. 10 for his all round abilities...
Larkin great play maker and running no. 10... Wilkinson was probably the best kicker. Pollard may become one of the best the boks have produced in modern times at least...
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Kicking at pace Zinzan was the best I must say. You just dont see that anywhere. From Bok supporter
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Manasa Qoro was the first no 8 to do a drop goal ina WC for Fiji .
The kick by Zinzan won the game. He was no.8.
Andy Miller’s is so impressive. That game was played in Townsville, Australia. With humidity at 95% .
When the match kicked off at 9pm local time, the relative humidity was 74%.
I remember the Zinzan Brooke drop! Watched the game live. I just started high school that year. For the next two rugby seasons, loosies were all trying drop kicks! It was so bad, as a backline player, to try and get the ball... What a player Zinzan was!
one of the coolest plays in all sports
The second one...... priceless in the back is js meant to be❤❤
Zin Zan Brookes was a thing of beauty, you will never again see a #8 land a drop goal from 45+ metres
1:30 Priceless
A million miles out... Great commentary..
Larkhams is easily the most remarkable, this was in the 98th minute of a semi final that had gone into overtime, it was pounding down with rain, Larkham was on one leg due to a thigh injury earlier, and it was his first attempt at a drop goal at any level of rugby since he tried once as a 14 year old. They won the World Cup the next week.
I agree. But in rugby all things Australia will be eternally underrated. It's New Zealanders and Southafricans who get all the promotion, the spotlight and the marketing. Larkham was one of the best players I've ever seen, if not the best, and he never gets mentioned when talking about the best players ever. His drop against South Africa was just epic and defining, and like its author it doesn't get recognized as such.
Zinzan Brooke, sublime...
Drop goals are a real beauty! Best for me are those from Dan Carter and François Steyn (pity none shown here).
You forgot Joel Stransky in World cup. South Africa vs New Zealand to win World cup. one of the greatest EVER.
One of the greatest, but not one of the longest.
Noooooooooooooooo!
"Longest"
Was ata game with Roger Gould playing for Queensland at ballymore mid 1980's, so old school. He dropped from near the side line 10m line qld side of halfway. Monster kick, still can picture it in my mind
ミラー選手のドロップゴールは記憶に有りましたが、沖土井選手が、ランクインしているとはびっくりした。
Haha, you can actually hear Corleto yelling at his teammate "Damelá! Damelá!" (Give it to me)
It's kinda crazy to see so few people attempt drop goals. Either it's really difficult (explaining why SA's attempts by Kolbe, Arendse and Willemse in the recent 1/4s and final were missed) or not many players/teams are ready to take the risks.
Zinny’s is clearly the longest ever. It was “from a million miles out” 😂
It's an incredible skill we don't see often enough in rugby. Larkham's gets my vote as the best one; under severe pressure but still pings it between the posts.
I’ll give you that. Although I think Francois Steyn by far has the best distance at drop kicking
@@E_T_H Steyn was brilliant but to be fair it is easier to kick long distances at some grounds in South Africa. The high altitude and thin air makes the ball fly a lot further.
What makes it so amazing is that it was an obvious split-second decision. Larkham wasn't in the pocket, he was still running right along with the rest of the backline, and the drop of the ball was far from perfect. He just timed it to perfection and the ball flew like a rocket.
Zinzan the NZ greatest 8 so far
1999 Sa vs Aus that was the final right there
1995 Rugby World Cup, Joel Stransky, sores all points including the winning drop goal - South Africa vs New Zealand. Magnificent.
Wrooong.!! Nani Corleto against Ireland . WRC 2003
5:42 in the game that was remembered for Lomu running over mike catt this was the forgotten moment of the whole game
Love for rugby union from kolkata India..... Even my fav play is drop goal
dan carter the GOAT🐐
How can you NOT have Joel Stransky's drop goal which effectively won the 1995 World Cup as part of your package?
I have a feeling that this is WAY harder than it looks ;-D
Imagine running, dropping a rugby ball on the ground, and having it bounce back in a way you can kick it 40 metres.
It is 🤣🤣
Opeti Turuva for Fiji must be the the longest drop goal in a RWC. Fiji Vs Romania 1991. And Manasa Qoro(Fiji) was the first forward or no 8 to drop goal before Zinny in 1987 . But I'll stick to Hannie Debeer of SA as the best ever in a RWC . 5 in one game ( A record )
Jannie*
New Zealand was really awesome 👌 👏 😍
Where is Frans Steyn's drop goal moderator??? That was from his own 10m?!!! You are doing him injustice!
I was at Cardiff Arms Park in the 70s watching a School Boy International between England and Wales. A 15yo Mick Burke dropped a goal from inside his own half.
You missed Frans steyn from his own 10 yard line in 2010. Longer than all these kicks.
Carter drop goal RWC 2015, a great day to be a Kiwi 🥝 😎 🤘
Wow love rugby
Jannie de Beer literally kicked 5 amazing dropgoals is one game, yet not a single one on this list?
We should also note that they are calling games played in 1987 "World Cup". The real World Cup only started in 1995 - you can't add "World" to a tournament name without inviting the World. Se maar net.
@@dougerrohmer Sorry to tell you this, but South Africa isn't the world, just a country amongst many others.
@@NoirOrchestre But a part of the whole. Without each part, the whole is not complete.
The list is for the longest drop goals, not necessarily the best ones
@@dougerrohmer Well then by your logic there's never been a world cup for anything, because I believe there's never been any sports competition where every single country on earth has been invited, and that's not even getting into the issue of disputed territories
Lots of commenters missing that this is drop goals in the World Cup only.
Yup, agreed, and also that they're the longest drop goals, not the most important or whatever.
We’re splitting hairs but I’m sure some of Jannie De Beer’s goals in the 99 quarter final should have been in here. I think his third was from halfway between 10m and halfway and on a steep angle. Also Sateki Tuipolotu scored a long one at Welford road for Tonga vs Italy in the 99 World Cup.
The Stuart Hogg one is galling. Collect the ball - check; clear your lines - done find touch - OK. Hang on drop goal?
Damela, damela. Genio corletto
No chance I've just seen my u18s medic in the crowd hahahaha
This Game is so thinking about mind playing
What d'ya mean? That ur thinking about playing it, or that it's about mind games?
@@karlosdeevs it’s about both I think
I mean very activity
Frans steyn of South Africa has kicked quite a few drop goals from with his own area.
Watch the video on UA-cam about his drop goals.
Stern had insane range
What were the distances on each of these?
No mention of Jannie De Beer in 1999? 5 drop goals in one single game, against England, with the fifth one being kicked from very far out. It was a quarter final to boot!
Never forget it’s a Football Rugby game! 👍🏻
You missed out Opeti Turuva (Fiji) vs Romania in 1991
3:20 Who else thought it was going to be a drop goal lol
Frans Steyn??
Wasn’t in a World Cup but definitely deserves an honourable mention
@@duncanjones9060 - ah! I didn’t read the title. Or listen very well did I. Point well taken.
What is the standard size of rugby field?
Best kicks I've witnessed
Bobby Ross, Canada vs USA, Markham Ontario 1997, I think, he hit a DG from half, on the sideline, it was incredible
Tony Mcgann, Halifax Rugby Football Club beats Swilers RFC in st John's nfld to win Atlantic cup on last play of the game, off the line-out, from about 40 meters out with 2 guys tackling him.
Good thing Ian Foster wasn't around for those Dan Carter drop goals back in 2015. He would be so disappointed by rugby like that. Oh wait, what 😅
nobody mentioned Bob Hillier who played for England, I remember him dropping a goal against Wales from the touchline at the half way mark, I hated him at that moment lol
Probably before television was invented and a try was 4 points
@@maverick4177 Or because it wasn't at a world cup which is what this video is about. Otherwise the video would be filled with Jordie Barrets 60m + drop kicks
Must say Zinzan Brooke surprised me. You all know Frans Steyn woulda topped the list of it wasn't World Cup only kicks.
Please do a video on penalties!
None of these compare to Frans Steyns kick against Cleremont
Title says world cup history, I'm sure there is one that say, in rugby
When the commentator said "get that man a beer", that wasn't for Stuart Hogg's drop goal - it was actually a Freudian slip after the commentator noticed at 3:40 the Scotland fan celebrating with an empty beer cup!
and the Francois Steyn 's drop 64m long ?
If there no Francois Steyn drop goal vs Aus in tri nations...not bothered.
Dan Carter is Lionel Messi of Rugby 🏉
Greatest of all time
@Ton Tum dun-dum
When I was coaching I had one of my lads dropping goals from 50 metres plus when he was 15....
The modern Wallabies have a reluctance to not use drop goals as a strategy to score points which I think is a serious, serious error in Australian rugby mindset. Strategically, it's not even massively important that the drop goal be scored all the time. It's about making the opponents worry "uh oh, what if they go for a drop goal right here? We have to charge up!" That may leave them open for a try scoring opportunity.
A drop goal isn'r a sneaky cheat way of scoring, it's worth three points, and it's my personal opinion that it is a very entertaining and exciting part of rugby union. If it fails, the team attempting to score the drop goal look like absolute mugs. If it succeeds, they show that they've got an arrow in their quiver that should make the defending team nervous at all times.
On top of all this, actually hitting the ball correctly with your foot, under pressure from a gigantic 115 kg front-rower is an unbelievable skill. You basically have to focus 100% on an already difficult skill, whilst trying to gorget that you're almost certainly going to be demolished, as soon as the ball touches your boot. Drop kicking is a tough skill to begin with, having a massive fella charge you down while you're attempting it is another thing entirely.
Shouldn't 3:23 be a line out? I'm new to rugby, pls explain someone.
Not if Frans Steyn is not mentioned. And don't forget Naas Botha, off both feet
So no Naas Botha clips?
How is Jonny Wilkinson's one not there? May not be the longest, but surely the greatest Roy of the Rovers moment ever
You forgot the drop goal in south africa vs new zealand in 1995 rwc final
No faltó Hugo Porta?
hizo algun drop largo en mundiales? se que era una maquina de meter drops, pero no se si algun tan largo en un mundial
You left out Jannie de Beer who in RWC 1999 SA v ENG kicked a record 5 drop goals in one game, of which at least 1 would easily make this list.
Larkhams still hurts 😅
It was Venter's fault for that red card earlier in the tournament.
Both teams may have played the game differently, had such a tie-breaker not have been so clearly in play.
Larkham should be higher that was his first drop in professional rugby.
Por qué se usa tan poco el Drop en los partidos? Rara vez veo uno.
No Frans Steyn, 66m drop goals and nothing huh!!
What about Frans Steyn?!
How can you leave out sexton for Ireland vs France with the last kick of the game after about 30 phases?
I'm french, but I miss Sexton's one in 6 Nations 2018 vs France :)
Chut!
Great drop goal but I believe they can only use clips from world cups
Where are Bob Hiller's two in in one international against Wales?? with the old leather ball. Certainly one was longer than any of these
for some weird reason, all your video titles are worng. for example this one is " España v Samoa | Copa del Mundo de Rugby 2014 "
Presumably History only began with colour television.
Number 5 was from the first World Cup… Can’t go further back than that. 😂🤣😂
i think François Steyn's massive boot could make an appearance in the next video.