Wallabies star Israel Folau broke the all-time record for Super Rugby tries with his 60th touchdown for the NSW Waratahs against the Blues in Auckland on Saturday.
The prolific fullback surpassed Doug Howlett’s 59 during his stints at the Highlanders, Hurricanes, and Blues between 1997-2007, with the New Zealander needing 104 games to reach his target.
Folau called it “a huge honour and a privilege” to head a list that also includes Caleb Ralph Joe Roff , Christian Cullen, Bryan Habana and Stirling Mortlock . “He did something freakish down the edge, he caught a ball around his toes and flicked it back inside, and this was a guy who hadn’t played with a rugby ball for three years,” he told the Rugby Australia website recently.“He can score tries other blokes can’t, just by the way he beat defenders or attract defenders but still have the power to score a try,” he added.
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