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Dylan James

Welsh rugby team score 'try of the season' with move from the Gods

Llandovery RFC have scored perhaps the try of the season so far with a magnificent team effort.

It comes from a game between Pontypridd and Llandovery at Sardis Road in the Welsh Premiership last weekend, where the latter secured a 23-12 victory.

The move starts out with an impressive take from tighthead prop Berian Watkins after an up-and-under kick from the visiting team. The front-row feeds the ball into Wales under 20s wing Kian Abraham, who checks inside and makes some metres.

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Just before he's tackled, the youngster offloads to skipper Jack Jones. The front row are heavily involved in this move, as Jones shifts the ball into loosehead prop Dino Dalavelle. The big man loops it over a would-be tackler into the grateful hands of inside centre Rhodri Jones.

It's worked nicely towards the flank before Jack Maynard takes a clever step as Jones peels around the back of the hot-stepper to produce a switch that's easy on the eye. Maynard 'cat flaps' it to winger Callum Dodd, who is too quick for the covering player. It is quick-flowing rugby at its absolute best.

Llandovery posted the clip to TikTok, and it has fast become one of the most popular rugby videos in the last 24 hours, with 233,000 views.

You can watch the try below.

Llandovery team manager Jo Rogers explained just how special the try was. "The game had been a tight affair up to that point, our bench made an impact on the game, including our own 'Liam Williams bomb defuser' prop Berian Watkins, who leapt like a salmon to retrieve the up and under," he said. "Sardis Road is never an easy place to visit so we were really pleased to come away with the win."

The club commented on the effort, simply saying "try of the season - complete".

Viewers were taken aback by the team try. "Seriously, one of the best looking tries," said one.

"I’m sorry but this is so good you wouldn’t even see it from a (Gallagher) Premiership team," said another.

Llandovery's win sees them hold third place, having played two games fewer than the top two: Cardiff (first) and Aberavon (second). They're straight back into Premiership action on Thursday, January 12, when they face Merthyr at Church Bank in Llandovery at 7.30pm.

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