Try from the end of the world…

Brendan Gallagher looks back to 1994 when New Zealand last lost at Eden Park, beaten by a brilliant French team that scored one of the best tries ever seen in the game

It takes something pretty special to defeat New Zealand at Eden Park, New Zealand’s fortress home ground in Auckland, and that was certainly the case on the last occasion it occurred nigh on exactly 30 years ago.
July 3, 1994 was the fateful day when it took a 78th-minute try from Jean-Luc Sadourny – the so called try from the end of the world – to clinch a win that has gained fame and kudos with every passing year.
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