Rugby World Cup 2019: England looks to improve against underdog USA
Now seems as good a time as any to revisit what is arguably the USA’s greatest ever Rugby World Cup moment. The year was 2007, and South Africa was inches from the USA’s try line going in search of fourth try and a bonus point in Marseilles. But a loose pass out wide was picked off by Todd Clever, and the back-row forward started to make his way up field, swatting away the attempted tackle of Butch James. Clever found support and the ball was quickly moved out to winger Takudzwa Ngwenya.What happened next has lived long in rugby folklore. Up against opposite number Bryan Habana — widely considered the fastest player in the game at the time — Ngwenya took the Springbok on. A diving Habana couldn’t match his opponent for speed, and Ngwenya raced away under the sticks. The Eagles may have lost that game 64-15, but they’ll always have that try, and Ngwenya will always have the moment he out-gassed the World Cup���s record try scorer. Here it is in all its glory:
