Championship hooker introduces world to new sidestep in viral run
London Scottish hooker Austin Wallis has found himself all over social media this week after a run he produced in the Championship on Saturday.
In a home loss to Coventry, the hooker has gone viral for a barnstorming run where he beat no fewer than six tacklers in a variety of different ways. The world is familiar with the goose step, but we were introduced to what can only be described as the ‘starfish’ by the forward. As bizarre as the sidestep appeared, it did the trick as he was able to bamboozle the upcoming tackler.
The run was impressive enough, but the slow motion recreation of the video, accompanied by the music from Nessun Dorma, only makes it better.
Take a look:
Is there better than seeing a hooker rip up the guidebook?
Austin Wallis, hand in your front-row membership card immediately ☝️#ChampRugby @LSFCOfficial pic.twitter.com/B02dD2Lxp9
— Championship Rugby (@Champrugby) October 11, 2022
London Scottish XV
15 Cameron Anderson
14 Noah Ferdinand
13 Theo Manihera
12 Robert McCallum
11 Cassius Cleaves
10 Harry Sheppard
9 Daniel Nutton
1 Sam Gratton
2 Austin Wallis
3 Jo Rees
4 Matthew Wilkinson
5 Angus Southon
6 David Bridge
7 Daniel Cuthbert
8 Cameron King
London Scottish Subs
S1 Toby Tyson
S2 Maurice Nwakor-Nwanaebi
S3 William Hobson
S4 Daniel Lewis
S5 Brian Tuilagi
S6 Luca Petrozzi
S7 Zachary Clow
S8 Samuel Smith
Coventry XV
15 Louis Brown
14 Will Talbot-Davies
13 William Rigg
12 George Worboys
11 James Martin
10 Patrick Pellegrini
9 William Lane
1 Toby Trinder
2 Suva Ma’asi
3 Harry Seward
4 George Smith
5 James Tyas
6 Frederick Betteridge
7 Joshua Bainbridge
8 Senitiki Nayalo
Coventry Subs
S1 Oliver Stone
S2 Ollie Andrews
S3 Jake Bridges
S4 Frankie Read
S5 Thomas Ball
S6 Finlay Ogden
S7 Oliver Betteridge
S8 Shea Cornish
