Mark Cueto: I still think I scored a valid try for England in the 2007 World Cup final
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Mark Cueto: I still think I scored a valid try for England in the 2007 World Cup final
The memory does not fade easily for Mark Cueto.
In fact, it will never fade: the dive for the line at the Stade de France, the touchdown, the referral to the Television Match Official, the wait, the replays, the significance of the decision, the 2007 Rugby World Cup final in the balance, the verdict, the dejection.
If the try had been given and converted and the resulting lead against the Springboks held, Cueto and his England team-mates would have been feted in the manner that Jonny Wilkinson and co still are.
But it was not to be, one of the few times in his 14-year career that Cueto…
In fact, it will never fade: the dive for the line at the Stade de France, the touchdown, the referral to the Television Match Official, the wait, the replays, the significance of the decision, the 2007 Rugby World Cup final in the balance, the verdict, the dejection.
If the try had been given and converted and the resulting lead against the Springboks held, Cueto and his England team-mates would have been feted in the manner that Jonny Wilkinson and co still are.
But it was not to be, one of the few times in his 14-year career that Cueto…
