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Dylan James

Schoolboy scores 'one of the best tries ever seen at Principality Stadium' as commentators left in disbelief

The Principality Stadium has witnessed some memorable tries down the years, but few compare to what one Welsh schoolboy has just produced.

Stanwell Schools' Rhys Mottram ran the length of the field at the home of Welsh rugby as his side won the under 18s Men's Plate Final against Rygbi Penweddig. It is a score that took the breath away, leaving the commentators on the day pretty stunned.

Bogged down barely a foot away from his own try line, the pressure was on. But, rather than just boot the ball to safety, the outside-half expertly feinted a pass, changing his direction completely and taking out several opponents immediately. He then set off down the blindside, evading four players with various hand-offs and dummy passes as he burst across the 22.

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With support on the inside, the dummy pass came out yet again, fooling yet another Penweddig player before another tackler was brushed off.

With the whitewash in his sights, and the memory of a lifetime unfolding in his head, a Penweddig player zooms across to make the recovery tackle, Mottram attempts to hand off but the tackler is holding on for dear life.

As Mottram crashes to the deck, he's agonisingly close to the try line, and stretches his arm just enough to complete a truly sensational score.

The commentary team, in disbelief, exclaimed, "That's one of the best tries you're ever likely to see scored here at the Principality Stadium."

"That was out of this world."

Body feints, dummy passes, side steps and gas. All at the home of Welsh rugby, whilst also winning the final 18-7.

Some day for the young man.

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