HOW DID SUPER SAM DO IT?

THIS try-saving tackle was so remarkable because Sam Underhill had been on the ground 39 metres out, and 16 metres in from touch. That essentially gave the Welsh backs a couple of metres’ head start and the England player a 38-metre, lungbusting run to stop the try. By the time he got up, Hadleigh Parkes had already put Ken Owens into space. Just before George North drew Mike Brown, Underhill sped up, realising there was no cover behind. His diagonal sprint enabled him to catch Scott Williams on the five-metre line, where the centre started his dive. Underhill used his right arm, pulling on Williams’ right hip. That meant the 17st 5lb flanker flipped 15st 4lb Williams 180 degrees, so the Welshman’s legs ended up in touch, before he rolled on to his back.

BEN EVANS/HUW EVANS Strong-arm tactic: having sprinted 38 metres, Sam Underhill pulls on Scott Williams’ hip as the centre seems certain to score Turning point: Underhill’s tackle flips Williams, taking his legs into touch Held up: Williams rolls over as Underhill...