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Dylan James

Rugby's most-watched video as 5 million see blood-soaked injured player launch try-saving tackle

A rugby player is on the floor with a gaping wound spurting blood from his head as the opposition are speeding away to level the scores. What does he do in that situation? Make a try-saving tackle, of course.

Spain Sevens skipper Francisco Hernandez completed this feat of dedication to prevent a certain try at the Sydney Sevens in a match between Japan and Spain.

In what RugbyPass have called "one of the wildest things you will see on a rugby field", the move starts out with Kazuma Nakagawa making a sharp break from his own 22 after a sidestep opens the door between himself and the whitewash.

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