15 Longest Kicks in Rugby History!

[@RLuke103]

The Thorburn one is even more impressive when you think about how rugby balls those days weighed an absolute ton! No built in technology to make it more streamlined or aerodynamic. Just leather and I swear, a brick, inside 😂

[@johnsy073]

I agree wholeheartedly, the other kicks were very good, but as soon as I saw the date stamp it was #1 for me

[@zabaleta66]

All this ^

[@markwillies4330]

It has to be the most impressive. I don't whether those leather balls weighed more than present day ones straight out the shop but they certainly soaked up a bit of water.

[@eileenpritchard9154]

@@johnsy073 ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL KICK.👍👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TheLastPariah89]

He kicked a concrete block over 60m

[@ottovanschalkwyk9574]

Frans Steyn!!!! World class!!!!

[@dietersmit6639]

This video could have been only on his kicks.

[@willwanovich]

the frans steyn drop goal is just incredible

[@thecuttingsark5094]

I’ve never understood why we don’t see more drop goals. You take 3 points and the opposition then kicks posession back to you. If you miss you still have a posession territory battle from the opposition 22 .

[@CarnivorousMower]

You don't see many from New Zealand because there's this idiotic mindset here that they are not in the spirit of the game, and you only use them in an emergency.

[@jasonmcveigh9399]

@@CarnivorousMower what a load of absolute shite! The reason drop goals are not 1st thought in NZ is because attack is always number 1, hence a historic win record of 80% and 90% from 2010-now. Against the spirit🤭

[@stephanroos1997]

@@jasonmcveigh9399 *cough* *cough* Ireland 🇮🇪 🤣

[@jasonmcveigh9399]

@@stephanroos1997 dropped from 90% to 89.68% win rate this series. Bloody hopeless😀

[@jasonmcveigh9399]

@@stephanroos1997 Foster is on skids

[@sophiekerr8964]

Those dudes have hammies of steel wow

[@Ty-dk6qu]

The first one is still to this day, the furthest anyone's kicked and probably will. Not only was he a monster power kicker but he had wind and location behind him for max distance, it's so crazy to watch it

[@DuchalvanWyngaard]

I'm a South African and I've seen Frans Steyn kick monster kicks but that kick from Thorburn is something else. Everything was remarkable - the distance, the accuracy whilst the conditions were so horrid

[@zabaleta66]

Paul Thorburn's kick! Leather ball, looked a bit of a moist day, old style boots......what a kick!

[@SeanM4200]

I like the part when the guy kicked the ball, that was pretty great

[@UKGameShowCentral]

And then he scored a goal. Most of the time. #amazing

[@jakegreenough6330]

What about when they even did on grass oh my god🧐

[@grovedupreez8143]

I liked when it went in between the poles

[@ryanhenry21]

You mean the very long kicks…

[@barrychapman776]

How about the big man paul miller place kick from 5 in from touch on his own 22 on the mighty brook clear it by 15 meters

[@Deathst4lker]

Superb selection mate. Great content - thanks for taking the time to make them 👏👏

[@stevenlurie1215]

The Welsh kick by Thorburn with Scottsman Bill Murray commentating is the stuff of legends from Cape Town South Africa. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇿🇦

[@iangrubb6470]

Martyn Davies, a Welsh hero at Rugby Lions RFC used to give the ball some lick. Had to retrieve them from a street when I was a ballboy. And Dean Morgan our stand off was great from the hand. Glad we got Goff Davies as our coach in the mid 90's. He brought along some great Welsh players. Happy memories.

[@lloydmiskey1578]

Francis Steyn’s kick was speachless wow

[@canadiancontent352]

Easily good from 70 metres that droppie

[@BawlzOfuzz]

Now try these kicks in Ellis Park.... The ball flys for days up there. It's crazy when you experience it for the first time.

[@byronspoon6797]

Yeah I remember when the Sharks beat us Lions at Ellis Park during Super Rugby, penalty at around 60 metres they gave the ball to Frans I said oh shit, we lost that game lol, he's a legend

[@Desi365]

I like the Bouthier defensive kick against England. He hits it and... next thing you know the French are charging and the English are retreating as far as the north of Scotland to try to catch it. Hilarious and ridiculous.

[@jaydenvandenberg882]

I just love South African commentary

[@provyd]

You missed Gavin Hastings’ penalty kicks against New Zealand in 1990 - two of them within a few minutes. The NZ crowd laughed when he lined up the first kick. They were silent when he lined up the second.

[@zabaleta66]

Haha, great player. I remember him when he toured down here. Big Gav could thump them off the tee/sand/mound and out of the hand!!

[@Mugwump187]

Scotland summer tour of NZ 1990 2nd test kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpOanqpumbCmbLc

[@felixbd4402]

That Henry Slade kick is 4 years old already? Shit me

[@Simon-jj2pu]

Wait, what!, jeez

[@David-ud9ju]

Best kick in the video for me.

[@johanbarnard3435]

Morne Steyn dwarfs them all. All of his kicks went over with at least another 10m to spare

[@darraghtormey1500]

Great stuff again Andrew, cheers.

[@oldmanwillyboy2786]

I was at the Arms Park in '86 for Thorburns's massive hoof! Daly's kicks are all the more astonishing for the minimal approach.....Two steps?

[@kevinkruger1329]

Francois Steyn never disapoints.

[@merrygreenjane135]

Great video and do u have any videos on Blitzboks Justin Geduld cause patience is our greatest thing❤🏉🔥🤝

[@BokkeVat4]

Guys the longest goal kick ever was a 90m goal kick by Louis Moolman but I cant find any footage

[@lucyllewellyn2904]

Great vid as usual keep it up mr forde

[@cella6495]

Shout out to Bill Mclaren. Hands down the best commentator for rugby union.

[@pierretheron472]

I saw De Wet Ras knock a penalty over from his own 25m in a game between Free State and Ireland if I remember correctly in the 70`s

[@Shortfirstslip]

0:38 I swear it sounds like the commentator says "and Paul Pogba is going to attempt a goal!" I genuinely laughed, because I'd kinda love to see the actual Pogba play rugby and get flattened. That kinda made my afternoon, just picturing that. No personal offence to Paul Pogba, but he helped make dabbing a big thing, so watching a gigantic New Zealand front rower absolutely clean him out would be a bit funny.

[@annaalison2776]

Could YOU PLEASE make a video of 10 minutes of Scotland being scotland

[@stoolpigeon4285]

Paul Thorburn kick was another level over the next best. I've kicked modern rugby balls and those from the Thorburn era. Can get double the distance on the new balls

[@tardus873]

Great video, I just think you forgot McAllister against racing in 2011 (63m).

[@ryanbotha9775]

Every second south african school boy kicks that distance easily.

[@Allan-mf1he]

Waiting for the day Curwin Bosch will to take the place of Handre Pollard for South-Africa. Thanks good video as always.

[@goddam9925]

Nice one again Mr Forde !!

[@milz155]

Wonder why we don't get these kicks anymore

[@JPTheron88]

Sad to not see the 66m goal kick from the young Emirates Lions player vs Bulls in this video

[@animekawaiichan9399]

Why the the hell is MORNE Steyn not here!!?? WHY!!??? 😭😭😭

[@tsaki_titan]

I loved that kick, it was epic.

[@Nickcooper625]

"15 Longest Kicks in Rugby History!" More like the 15 longest that there is actually footage of.

[@AndrewDavidForde]

Indeed, but that title isn’t as catchy

[@ben_l5347]

No Tiaan Swanepoel mention?

[@lukeevans4640]

Can people actually appreciate Marcelo Bosch, watch the kick in the vid and watch his other long range attempts on KZbin, I have truly never seen someone kick a ball so effortlessly. he genuinely kicks it like a centrefield 5 metre conversion and suddenly the ball has travelled 65 metres. actually scratch that some players hit 5 metre conversions harder than he kicks 60 metre penalties. its ridiculous

[@juckoosaurus]

Is the Marcelo Bosh one from the Premiership final?

[@AndrewDavidForde]

Nope just a generic premiership game

[@juckoosaurus]

@@AndrewDavidForde thanks i just noticed the allianz park logo in the clip

[@antoinevernadat9857]

Brock James too, top 14 semi-final 2010

[@glywnniswells9480]

Frans Steyn was unreal

[@TheoVanDerMerwe-nj6iw]

And Jhonny Vermeulen did it twice with the old leather rugby ball the Super Springbok in South Africa from hes own 22

[@ichiwo1526]

A lot of South Africans on there. Good distance they find. I still think that Dan Carter is the best kicker ever though.

[@hermanvzyl]

That's got a lot to do with altitude.

[@fergus156]

Lots of south africans because there stadiums are at high altitute

[@jonathan46937]

@@fergus156 nope, curwin bosh was playing in a stadium 50m from the ocean and steyn in france. Only joburg/pretoria is at alititude, durban, cape town and east london stadiums are all next to the sea

[@petermcnally541]

Up the darragh leader

[@Neyduhh]

3:20 how the ball rolls after

[@sebvettel5]

As a wasps fan I miss elliot daly

[@corriedebeer799]

It is surreal watching rugga commentary in Dutch... Hy gaan hom uithalen... lmao

[@TenjiBenji]

Viljoen tapped that!

[@zacharystone8817]

2011 world cup dagg had some massive kicks against australia

[@notyoureverydaycultist2579]

Frans Steyn is simply the best!

[@janfunriebeeck]

They should give more points for a dropgoal kicked from your own half

[@chantelmcdonald8839]

Every guy kicked the ball

[@12pepperonipizza]

Francois Steyn vs All blacks??

[@grueditz3886]

I’m the France vs England game I was like woah I can finally see the game

[@Clutchtheclownz]

Johan goosen kicked from 70 metres out at school

[@shawnie5001]

I thought Riaan Viljoen had mistimed his kick - I'm sure it could have cleared 70m

[@TheoVanDerMerwe-nj6iw]

Go look in the South Africa archives a player Jhonny Vermeulen did it twice from hes own 22

[@theriddler5601]

We have Sacha Feinberg Mngomezulu 61 Metre Kick!

[@Tuvakano]

Dan carter world class

[@salvadordorey6578]

It’s written “Manuel Cardoso Pinto”

[@stephencahill2161]

Great vid

[@MrBernardo.]

Manuel Cardoso Pinto (Portugal)*

[@fenwickthompson99]

Love to see those guys kicking old style i.e. no modern ball or with a tee. Then we can talk the best kicker.

[@jizzmonkey9679]

So like Thornburn did ?

[@catalinsava6095]

I know just few things about rugby, some kicks were insane...honestly just some...but what made me sad is the lack of enthuziasm by the commentators

[@joedennehy386]

Pierre villepreux vs All Blacks wellington

[@wernertukker5420]

Could put a good number of Naas Botha kicks in this too. Nice video, but not one Naas drop goal from his own 10, kinda takes away some credit from it. But I’m being a harsh critic 😂 Good selection otherwise

[@lucyllewellyn2904]

I liked the one I mean he could of drop goal it another 10 20 meters

[@canadiancontent352]

Steyn is the king

[@shaheendanger]

Riaan Viljoen made it look easy

[@javiermartinferreres6494]

Facundo munilla in Spain vs georgia

[@javiermartinferreres6494]

The longest kick ever

[@ynotnilknarf39]

longest rugby UNION kicks that were on TV, the goal and drop kicks aren't even the longest recorded in either code.

[@jizzmonkey9679]

Can't exactly put up non recorded kicks though .

[@jeffbarber9198]

Try this DON CLARK NZ fullback 6 penilties aginst 59 lions couple of huge ones TINY NAUDA SAFRICA ithink he kicked the winner over68 yds wet leather ball against NZ

[@Tuvakano]

It was not 66 m it was 62

[@alexalbores1109]

not first

[@doylersafl8728]

Darren lockyer drop goal??

[@ollieblackwell6541]

Hi

[@mars5266]

These long shots just highlight the pathetic nature of rugby union. Why not score a try? Both teams need to lose two players and get rid of the ruck and maul. It will make a much better game.

[@ieatbananaskins7926]

Can you do a Gavin Coombes tribute - probably the most promising young player in the world right now

[@AndrewDavidForde]

I'll try and get one posted on my second channel! Player tributes I'm posting on here are mainly of Lions and South Africans.

[@joedennehy386]

How can he be one of the most promising players when he hasn't played even a single test yet? He looks a handy club player with potential. He probably needs to pick 6 or 8. The positions are different. Thanks for the tip, i had a look

[@ieatbananaskins7926]

@@joedennehy386 because he's outperforming some of the best players in the world and is almost always guaranteed to score or set up a score

[@joedennehy386]

@@ieatbananaskins7926 but hes not been tested at the highest level. He might be a handy player but far to early to say yet in my view. McCaw was a pretty good player with a man of the match debut v Ireland at a similar age. Club rugby is not a goid guide for such a big call, in my view. Lets see how he goes after a few tests

[@ieatbananaskins7926]

@@joedennehy386 there was a time when Beauden Barrett was uncapped and people would’ve been saying the same thing and look at him now, Coombes is more than capable of performing at test level and I doubt that he’s going to have a similar experience as James Lowe Besides he’s been named for the Irish summer tests for when the Lions are gone, I predict that he’s going to be the main talking point of that tour, with a hat trick against USA and 2 against Japan