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Dylan James

'Best try of the year' stuns BT Sport experts as new 5ft 7in star compared to Shane Williams

Newcastle Falcons winger Mateo Carreras scored a length-of-field try of the season contender against Northampton Saints.

The 5ft 7in speedster has been compared to Wales legend Shane Williams by BT Sport presenter Craig Doyle, while Austin Healey and Ben Kay also heaped praise on the 22-year-old.

Capped three times by Argentina, the youngster collected a kick deep into his own half and started his run from the 22.

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Three side-steps later and Carreras made for the try line, leaving multiple players in his wake. The Los Pumas man showed remarkable speed and touched down to complete the score.

"We've already seen one amazing try from him. But this was unbelievable," said Healey.

"His acceleration past the cover is just ridiculous. Furbank (George) is quick, but he doesn't get anywhere near him, he's got about a 30 metre head start.

"In this guy they have got a real gem."

"He's Shane Williams small, he's not a big guy at all. It's great to have that size of player." said presenter Doyle.

Kay explained that it is Carreras' size that makes him so difficult to tackle.

"Even if you get a shot on him, he has that low centre of gravity and stays up. He is going to be absolutely electric."

The video has picked up 630,000 views in just two days and rugby stars have been loving it.

"Cheat mode. The boy is one fire." said Danny Care.

"Flipping heck!" said Ugo Monye.

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