Tue 26 Feb 2019 | 11:45
Hooker deserves to be thrown out of the front row union for this lung-busting 100m sprint!

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Round five of Major League Rugby in the USA served up it's first ever draw in an exciting contest in Utah as the Warriors and the Glendale Raptors played a true game of two halves. The moment of the match came as part of Glendale's comeback, and may well be a record breaker.

It's not clear if there is actually a current record for the longest ever try scored by a hooker in professional rugby, but if it does exist, you can be sure that Glendale's Chad Gough has broken it.

With the Warriors on attack and deep in the Glendale 5m line, searching for more points to finish off the contest, a turnover gave replacement hooker Gough a chance to stretch his legs.

What followed was an unbelievable piece of play, as he ran the length of the pitch for an incredible try.

Gough was named Man of the Match for his effort, as the try in the 67th minute helped Glendale to get back into the game as they scored 21-straight points to claim a 26-26 draw after trailing 26-5.

The defensive work by the Warriors winger, in particular, left much to be desired but the former University of Utah man threw two little shows of the ball and had the gas to outsprint everyone for a full 100 metres - no mean feat for a front rower.

It's landed him in the MRL team of the week for round 5.

MLR’s First XV of Week 5:

Loosehead Prop (No. 1), Rob Brouwer, Toronto Arrows

Hooker (No. 2), Chad Gough, Glendale Raptors

Tighthead Prop (No. 3), Paddy Ryan, San Diego Legion

Lock (No. 4), Ben Mitchell, Austin Elite

Lock (No. 5), Brad Tucker, Seattle Seawolves

Blindside Flanker (No. 6), Kyle Sumsion, Rugby United New York

Openside Flanker (No. 7), Devin Short, San Diego Legion

No. 8, Ross Deacon, Rugby United New York

Scrum-half (No. 9), Nate Augspurger, San Diego Legion

Fly-half (No. 10), Sam Malcolm, Toronto Arrows

Wing (No. 11), Malacchi Esdale, Houston SaberCats

Inside Center (No. 12), Gannon Moore, Utah Warriors

Outside Center (No. 13), Dan Moor, Toronto Arrows

Wing (No. 14), Brock Staller, Seattle Seawolves

Fullback (No. 15), Mat Turner, Seattle Seawolves

Round 5 Results

Houston 27 – Toronto 44

Austin 17 – San Diego 45

Utah 26 – Glendale 26

Seattle 33 – New York 21

Watch full highlights below, in a match that included some outstanding offloads

4 Comments

  • eduardo76R
    4:06 PM 02/03/2019

    a run not easy for a forward

  • geoffk
    4:18 PM 26/02/2019

    what the heck is #11 doing?

    • pickay
      10:43 AM 27/02/2019

      Did a great job staying out of the way! Could've just stayed on the left side, but made the effort to casually jog all the way over to the right and let the hooker pass on the other side. Creative! Seems to be the style of the whole back three: 14 stopped chasing after about 2 metres, 15 didn't even bother to turn around. That's what I call a consistent defensive effort!

    • rugbydump
      6:40 PM 26/02/2019

      Staying well clear!