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Rugby: Is this the greatest rugby quote of all time?

Posted at: 2014-07-08 
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer." - Murray Mexted. The Sky TV rugby commentating team of Mexted/Nisbett/Marshall/Johnson provide the most "intriguing" commentaries. Know any good quotes?"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer." - Murray Mexted. The Sky TV rugby commentating team of Mexted/Nisbett/Marshall/Johnson provide the most "intriguing" commentaries. Know any good quotes?

The latest quote is Aussie comments man ,Phil Kearns, regularly referring to players not penalised for offside play at rucks and mauls as "McCaws Law" In other words he is saying Ritchie is a cheat because he gets away with it like others do. Its a below the belt comment from Kearns and good on Rod Kafer for taking him to task last weekend to explain himself -- which Kearns failed to do convincingly. For a more lighthearted quote from the past -- Mexted saying that Rico Gear sounds like a name for a Columbian drug dealer.

"I love it when Spencer comes inside Merhtans" is another Mexted quote "Never look back, someone might be gaining" Buck Shelford "Go for the corner and see what happens" John Kirwan "It had to go over. It had to" Alan Hewson in the final kick at to make the ABs win the third test at Eden Park against South Africa in the infamous tour of 1981 "Lomu! ooh oohh oohh" Keith Quinn when Lomu bulldozes Mike Catt at the semi final against England in 1995

"You don't like to see hookers going down on players like that." Mr Mexted at his finest.

I would have thought "It's rugby, not ballet" Peter De Villiers defending Schalke Burger for being banned for 8 weeks for eye gouging.

Classic Commentator Description :)