4. James Lowe v France
Despite the speculation that the boot of the Irish winger grazed the grass when out-of-bounds, James Lowe’s photo finish try was a physics-defying score
. The agility and power Lowe required to perform such a dive, whilst he was batted into touch by Damian Penaud was remarkable.
Lowe timed his run to perfection in the wide channel, not breaking his stride when catching the pass from Garry Ringrose. He marked his target in the try-line’s left corner flag, and accelerated away along the flank. Diving like an Olympic long-jumper, and grounding the ball with one hand, Lowe had no right to execute such a world-class finish.