Rugby’s First Ever OWN TRY!

Round nine of the National Rugby Championships (NRC) in Australia took place earlier with the first game providing us with what was quite possibly the worst ever decision on a rugby field, and the first ever ‘Own Try’ in rugby. The Sydney Stars versus North Harbour Rays clash gave Mitch Lewis the honour of scoring the first ever own try in rugby! In soccer own goals aren’t all that strange, as defenders tend to slot the ball into the back of their own net sometimes. In rugby however, no such thing exists, because when a player grounds the ball over his own