BLOG: Top 5 Rugby Bloopers

1. Juan Manuel Leguizamon - London Irish v London Wasps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tA3MBgBaA0

Premature arrogance at its finest. Juan Manuel Leguizamon has been a fantastic player over the years but unfortunately he will be remembered for this most shocking of errors. When you hear coaches tell kids to "just put the bloody ball down", this is the reason.

2. Odwa Ndungane - Sharks v Crusaders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmwbEGXXLP0

Another glaring miss, this time from a more clinical finisher in Odwa Ndungane. It is a great move from the Sharks which deserved to end in a try but the Springbok winger had other ideas. In looking behind to check for covering defenders, he seems to forget he has the ball in his hands and despairingly spills it forwardm over the goal line.  

3. Martyn Williams misses in penalty shoot out - Cardiff Blues v Leicester Tigers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4KTepNxWNI&feature=related

You could predict the outcome of Martyn Williams shoot-out attempt after Stuart Barnes introduction (go to 8 minutes on the video). "Martyn Williams, the king of Cardiff, this would be the cruellest thing if Martyn Williams were to miss it. A brilliant footballer, I say Martyn Williams gets it." Thus, the commentators curse strikes again as Williams agonizingly hooks his kick to the left and sends his beloved Cardiff crashing out at the semi-final stage of the Heineken Cup.

4. Rob Howley's Heineken Cup final try against Toulouse. "What has Poitrenaud done?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6CQz_gCzJw

What has Poitrenaud done indeed. One could only look on in shock, or elation if you were English, as Rob Howley touched down in the Twickenham corner, giving Wasps Heineken Cup glory and giving Clement Poitrenaud a lifetime of nightmares. Poitrenaud has been a fine player for Toulouse and France but I doubt whether he will ever be able to banish the memories of this unforgivable and hugely costly error.

5. Corey Jane's nose charge down.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORCj5pZHgJY

One of the finest examples of commitment to the cause that I have ever seen. Everyone knows that Corey Jane has an innate ability to sniff out a try-scoring opportunity, but on this occasion he had another task for his nose. You can't help but wince as the ball cannons into his face and sends him 'limbo dancing' to the ground. Credit must be given for the way he bounces straight back up and attempts to brush off the whole incident.