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Dylan James

1m in awe of young Welsh rugby player's audacious skill as All Black impressed

A young Welsh rugby player pulled of an incredible piece of skill which has picked up over one million views and attracted the attention of world rugby stars.

Llandeilo's Ceri Williams was on the receiving end of a low goal line dropout, and had no other option but to control the ball with his feet, which he did in impeccable fashion.

Williams is Llandeilo youth's fly-half, in his second year with the team. He was also part of Scarlets under 17s last season.

You can watch the clip below.

It occurred in a National Cup match played against Narberth youth team. The game finished 22-22, with Narberth going through as they were the away side.

The video has been reposted by numerous rugby websites and has proves something of a viral hit on TikTok.

As well as the impressive views, former All Black Vaea Fifita, who plays for the Scarlets, and England star Henry Slade have both given it their seal of approval on social media.

Williams has been "blown away" by all the attention this clip has received over the past few weeks, says coach Chris Rooke.

"He just acted out of instinct and it’s blown up. Can’t quite believe through all the shares that he has been watched doing it more than a million times. He really loves the fact that the pros have liked it.

"Me as a coach, I thought it was brilliant that not only did he firstly have the skill to do it, but that he had the courage and confidence to try to pull it off in the first place.

"There are lots of comments on the video and people have come up to me and said 'he must be coach killer'. But I love the fact he feels confident enough to express his skill as that is what we encourage at Llandeilo, the goal is to have fun and get better."

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