From the sublime to the ridiculous - Eight bizarre and funny rugby celebrations

Friday, 12 January 2018 at 10:16

bySteven Smith

From the sublime to the ridiculous - here we take a look at some of the try celebrations that shocked us all.

1. Danny Cipriani - Dancing

Cipriani’s time at the Rebels was a bit of a mixed bag, but this was one of his highlights. A great try finished with some very interesting dance moves.

2. Juan De Jongh - Gangnam Style

Do you remember Gangnam Style? If not, it was South Korea’s 2012 equivalent of Bucks Fizz. The Stormers’ Juan De Jongh loved it so much he decided to use it as a try celebration. We think Psy would be pretty proud of this effort.

3. Chris Ashton - Swan Dive

Ex-England speedster Chris Ashton is the man the northern hemisphere has credited with inventing rugby's most famous celebration, the swan dive, but the more it's been done, the more it seems to have lost its effect.

4. Thomas Waldrom - Thomas The Tank Engine

Like Thomas Waldrom himself, this celebration is brilliantly understated but wonderfully evocative at the same time. Some of the players on this list could learn a thing or two from Waldrom about minimalism.

5. Delon Armitage - The Wave

England full-back Delon Armitage waved to the Clermont chasers as he scored this stunning Heineken Cup final try for Toulon

6. Koshuke Hashino emulates Juan M. Leguizamon

We all know about London Irish’s Leguizamon’s epic try celebration fail of 2007, but this one is pretty special as well.

7. Quade Cooper - Backflip

Normally quite an introvert on the field, Quade Cooper breaks character with this stunning back flip.

8. Digby Ioane - Scorpion

It’s always great when you can top-off a great try with a move that very few people in the world could do due to the massive upper body strength needed. Andy Goode, is that a challenge accepted?