- Cashed in after huge DCE blunder
- Crossed for the fastest NRL try
- There have been quicker, though
New Zealand Warriors forward James Fisher-Harris stunned the NRL world by scoring a try in just nine seconds on Friday night, but claims it is the fastest of all time are off the mark.
The try came during Manly’s tense 37-36 win over the Warriors in stalwart Daly Cherry-Evans’ final game for the club at Brookvale Oval.
It couldn’t have started any worse for DCE, though, after he inexplicably left Tanah Boyd’s kick-off to bounce past him.
The ball sat up for Fisher-Harris, who shaved two seconds off the record for fastest NRL try when he touched down after nine seconds.
‘I was just too deep and underestimated the breeze,’ Cherry-Evans said after the match.
The try had media and NRL historians reaching for the records books, confirming that it had beaten the previous mark set by former Parramatta star Kirisome Auva’a.
The Warriors had NRL fans in raptures when James Fisher-Harris crossed for the first try after just nine seconds
Claims that the Warriors’ prop had scored the fastest try in rugby league history were unfortunately off the mark
That try was scored in just 11 seconds against the Brisbane Broncos in 2017.
That led a host of media outlets, fans and social media pages to declare Fisher-Harris’ effort as the new rugby league benchmark.
‘James Fisher-Harris just scored the fastest try in rugby league history,’ one post read.
‘The fastest try scored in rugby league history. Nine seconds, direct from the kickoff,’ read another.
But the truth is, there are other tries that were scored faster.
Ben Crooks scored the fastest try in rugby league history playing in the English Super League in 2013, just 7.7 seconds after kickoff.
Playing for Hull FC against Widnes Vikings, Crooks chased a short kickoff that bounced perfectly into his hands.
He sprinted untouched to the line, setting a record that has been recognised as the quickest try in the professional era.
The fastest try in an International Rugby League match is 7.9 seconds, and was achieved by James Mirceski playing for Serbia against Greece, at the Makis Stadium, in Belgrade in 2019.
The previous holder was Bob Fulton who scored for Australia against France in a World Cup match at Bradford in 15 seconds back in 1970.
“This is a dream… I made record for the Guinness Book of Records,’ Mirceski said at the time.
‘I would not have thought that my name would be written in the history of the rugby league.
‘I’m proud that I did it and I hope this will promote our sport in emerging nations like Serbia and Greece.’
