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VIDEO - le flipper rugby de Marcus Smith amuse les réseaux


Transformation manquee par Marcus Smith
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C’est l’image de ce Harlequins-Sale qui restera dans les mémoires comme un exploit pour son auteur : Marcus Smith. Le demi d’ouverture des Quins a réussi une prouesse que peu – personne ? – ont réussi avant lui : envoyer le ballon pour une transformation, voir celui-ci taper la perche de droite, rebondir sur la barre transversale, heurter le poteau gauche, puis revenir sur la barre… pour finalement manquer sa cible. Bref, comme au flipper. Hop, deux points de perdus, mais une vidéo d’anthologie !

Certes, ça ne suffira pas à atténuer la douleur des Harlequins qui se sont inclinés chez eux face à Sale 29-43 – cinquième défaite en six matchs ! – mais au moins cet épisode a fait le bonheur des fans sur les réseaux sociaux.

Même le cameraman ne s’en est pas remis (lui qui a eu du mal à suivre soit dit en passant) : « Trop content d’être de retour sur le terrain aujourd’hui… même si Marcus m’a fait courir après sa balle de ping-pong ! »

« Quel est le pourcentage de chance que ça arrive ? », s’est interrogé l’un quand d’autres suggérait au joueur anglais qu’il devait aussi bien jouer au flipper qu’au billard. « C’était plus dur de faire ça que de la passer entre les poteaux », a réagi un autre. « Ca aurait dû faire 10 points pour l’effort », saluait un internaute.

 

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