Stage ready for magicians of the game to cast their spell
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Just for a piece of pure solo, fleeting magic, go back to the semi-final, New
Zealand v Australia, at the previous World Cup.
Six minutes in, Israel Dagg
is fed the ball and he takes off.
The full back beats one defender and
shrugs off another as he is pushed towards touch.
That is when the magic
happens.
The defender and his balance and momentum send him falling over the touchline,
yet inches from the ground Dagg manages to flick the pass back infield from
his outside arm.
Ma’a Nonu’s are the grateful hands.
The try is his,
designed and





