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WATCH: Rory Best wows us all with this filthy first-half reverse pass

Published 18:36 18 Mar 2017 GMT

Sean McMahon
WATCH: Rory Best wows us all with this filthy first-half reverse pass

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We didn't know he had this in his locker.

One of the highlights of an incredible first half between Ireland and England was Keith Earls coming oh so close to scoring Ireland's first try. In the ninth minute of the game, Ireland sensing an opportunity, with a penalty advantage, spread the ball wide. The ball was received by Best in midfield who was immediately under serious pressure from Elliot Daly and Jonathan Joseph. Best, somehow sensing that he had Jared Payne outside him, released an audacious, almost no-look reverse pass to the New Zealand-born player. https://twitter.com/Sean_McMahon89/status/843149601431601157 Payne then did excellently to gain some serious yardage before offloading to Earls who unfortunately spilled the ball after being heavily tackled by Ben Youngs and Mike Brown. Thankfully, the referee went back for the penalty and Jonathan Sexton secured Ireland's first points of the game as he dissected the posts. Best's piece of magic didn't go unnoticed by viewers... https://twitter.com/patmccarry/status/843148735936978944 https://twitter.com/cmchugh99/status/843149219267596288 https://twitter.com/colinmcnmr/status/843148962932645893 https://twitter.com/DanielMaloney98/status/843148947124379648 https://twitter.com/YEScoachIan/status/843148945438265344 https://twitter.com/daveomally/status/843148835941765121 https://twitter.com/KeighleyJosh/status/843148790483816449

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