Argentina rugby 1976 v Wales

Argentina rugby 1976 against Wales and it`s Jorge Gauweloose for Argentina, not the Welsh, doing the sidesteps!

Argentina are in the blue and white hoops.

Argentina are playing left to right.

The ball has gone into touch (crossed the sideline), so play must be restarted. For details see basic rugby rules.

This requires a line-out near the Argentine 10 metre line.

Nothing like the lineouts of today because lifting was not allowed. Players simply had to jump by themselves in those days!

The ball is not caught cleanly by the forwards in the lineout. Instead it`s tapped down to the poor scrum-half.

It`s scrappy ball from the line-out and Argentina lose metres.

This means that Argentina, despite gaining possession, are on the back foot. Any more errors at this point and they may be driven back deep into their own half.

But he ball is cleaned up and things improve.

With some good passing and good catching the ball moves across the 22 metre line to the Argentine fullback who has chimed in. Great support play!

He claps on the pace but can`t get away.

Wales fly-half #10 Bennett, brings him down with a copy-book diving tackle at full pace. Oh dear, it`s not good for Wales!

The ball has been slipped away already to winger Gauweloose so the break out by Argentina continues and approaches the half-way line.

Gauweloose straightens and makes to go in-field.

Then with a slightly shorter left pace

he explodes off his right leg towards the touch-line

giving JPR Williams no chance - no mean feat!

Great sidestep! That`s Argentina rugby 1976!

Play continues.

Gauweloose, slowed slightly by the sidestep

is harrassed by the Welsh # 7

but easily steps inside him

and lopes in to score from the 22 metre line.

Great try!

View this try on video

It's on the rugby video tape "101 Best Tries - with Cliff Morgan" - my VCR says it`s around the 36:44 mark (it seems to vary a little!).

It has the heading Jorge Gauweloose - 1976 Wales v Argentina.

Use slow motion. Study it - it`ll come in useful.