George Kruis’ back-heeled conversion for the Barbarians against England brought back memories of an infamous incident involving the mercurial Mark Ring. Second row Kruis was lauded for his cheeky effort which was seen as being very much in the BaaBaas spirit.
The former England and Lions star also had licence to give it a go as it was his final game of rugby before he hangs up his boots. But when Ring tried the same thing some three decades ago he ended up in hot water.
It happened when he was playing in a club match for Cardiff against London Welsh at the Arms Park in December 1989. The ex-Wales centre explained exactly what happened during an interview with the Rugby Journal.
