‘Never seen that before’: Jahream Bula try stuns NRL as Tigers topple Dragons
A Wests Tigers star has produced a moment of pure magic after a Dragons opponent delivered an inexcusable blunder on Saturday.
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The Wests Tigers have taken down the St George Illawarra Dragons 34-28 after some Jahream Bula magic at Suncorp Stadium.
In a blistering first half display, the Tigers ran riot over their rivals but it was Bula who produced a moment that left jaws on the floor in the dying stages of the opening half.
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The Dragons looked set to cross for their third try of the half and shrink the gap, but Jaydn Su’A inexplicably dropped a ball over the try line in the act of scoring without being touched.
Bula found himself in the right place at the right time as he scooped up the ball and hesitantly began to take off.
After realising the whistle was never coming he put the foot down and scorched his way across the turf as he produced a coast-to-coast try.
Watch the blistering try in the video player above
“I’ve never seen that ever,” Greg Alexander said on Fox League.
“That was a big moment and I don’t think the Dragons can fight back from that. If they score that, they have momentum,” Cooper Cronk said.
“I felt so sorry for Jaydn. It should have been 20-16 at halftime,” Mal Meninga added.
“These things happen in the game of rugby league but you don’t want it to happen to you. It’s embarrassing in a way.”
The Bula try handed the Tigers the 26-10 advantage but the Dragons weren’t ready to go quietly into the night.
Jacob Liddle dived over to give the Dragons a sniff of a miracle comeback.
King-Togia then came up with another try assist to put Liddle over for his double as the Dragons closed to within four of the Tigers.
Kyle Flanagan was pinged for a ruck infringement allowing Adam Doueihi to slot a penalty goal and push the lead out to six.
Doueihi then pounced on a mistake from his own clever kick to score a try that all but sealed the result with seven minutes to play.
Hamish Stewart scored with only a handful of minutes left on the click to close the gap but it wasn’t to be for the Dragons.
Originally published as ‘Never seen that before’: Jahream Bula try stuns NRL as Tigers topple Dragons
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