Toulon 19 London Irish 18
London Irish head coach Les Kiss was not surprised by an astonishing individual try scored by teenager Henry Arundell in their 19-18 European Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat to Toulon in France on Sunday afternoon.
While the Exiles went out in agonising fashion, Arundell claimed the champagne moment with a try from just short of 100 metres that will be talked about for years to come.
The 19-year old received a pass just in front of his own try-line in the 75th minute before embarking on a swerving jet-heeled counterattack that saw him cut through the entire Toulon team and go all the way to the right corner for the score.
Had flyhalf Paddy Jackson nailed the difficult touchline conversion Irish would have pinched the victory, but his effort sailed well …
- May 9, 2022
