VIDEO: Massive rugby penalty kick

VIDEO: Massive rugby penalty kick

Paul Thorburn landed this massive penalty kick while playing for Wales back in 1986.

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It is the longest successful kick in international rugby and measured 64.2-metres.


Thorburn kicked this famous penalty during a Five Nations showdown with Scotland.


Thorburn was a member of the Wales squad that ended third at the 1987 World Cup.


He scored 304 points in 37 Test appearances for the Dragons.


Thorburn, who was born in 1962, served as tournament director at the 1999 World Cup.





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