Lumbering All Blacks humiliated by flying Wallabies lock
For those that did not know, Australia and Brumbies lock Nick Frost has some wheels. Some serious wheels.
The 23-year-old bagged two tries on Friday against the Hurricanes in Wellington, but the second was freakishly impressive.
After intercepting a loose kick from Aidan Morgan on his own 22, Frost went on to produce something literally no one expects from a lock. He initially burst past the Hurricanes defence who were all running the opposite direction, but with a number of players, including All Blacks Ardie Savea and Jordie Barrett, pursuing him, it looked as though he was going to be caught fairly quickly. Instead, he just kept accelerating, to the point where no player got anywhere near him.
It was a 120kg lock sprinting as quick as most wingers would. Then again, given his 6ft 9in frame, he eats up the ground for fun. The commentary team actually said he held some speed records earlier in his career when playing in New Zealand for Canterbury, and that comes as no surprise.
Despite Frost’s heroics, the Hurricanes still came away 32-27 winners.
Take a look at the try:
Read it perfectly! 💯#HURvBRU #CultureRound #SuperRugbyPacific pic.twitter.com/DFZaToik4Y
— Super Rugby Pacific (@SuperRugby) April 28, 2023
Hurricanes XV
1 Xavier Numia
2 Asafo Aumua
3 Tyrel Lomax
4 James Blackwell
5 Isaia Walker-Leawere
6 Devan Flanders
7 Du’Plessis Kirifi
8 Ardie Savea ©
9 Cameron Roigard
10 Aidan Morgan
11 Salesi Rayasi
12 Jordie Barrett
13 Peter Umaga-Jensen
14 Julian Savea*
15 Josh Moorby
Replacements
16. Jacob Devery
17. Tevita Mafileo
18. Owen Franks
19. Caleb Delany
20. Brayden Iose
21. Jamie Booth
22. Harry Godfrey
23. Kini Naholo
*Denotes 150th Hurricanes match
Brumbies XV
1. James Slipper, Queanbeyan Whites
2. Billy Pollard, Uni-Norths Owls
3. Allan Alaalatoa (C), Uni-Norths Owls
4. Nick Frost, Queanbeyan Whites
5. Cadeyrn Neville, Uni-Norths Owls
6. Rob Valetini, Western Districts Lions
7. Rory Scott, Canberra Royals
8. Charlie Cale, Uni-Norths Owls
9. Nic White, Queanbeyan Whites
10. Noah Lolesio, Tuggeranong Vikings
11. Corey Toole, Gungahlin Eagles
12. Tamati Tua, Queanbeyan Whites
13. Ollie Sapsford, Uni-Norths Owls
14. Andy Muirhead, Canberra Royals
15. Tom Wright, Western Districts Lions
Replacements
16. Lachlan Lonergan, Tuggeranong Vikings
17. Fred Kaihea, Queanbeyan Whites
18. Sefo Kautai, Canberra Royals
19. Darcy Swain, Tuggeranong Vikings
20. Luke Reimer, Western Districts Lions
21. Ryan Lonergan, Tuggeranong Vikings
22. Jack Debreczeni, Uni-Norths Owls
23. Ben O’Donnell, Western Districts Lions
