Wet conditions can make rugby a much trickier game. In a sport where you are punished each time you drop the ball, having it turn into a bar of soap on the field is hardly the biggest of helps. That is before we even mention scrums, which can become a serious chore on soft ground.
However, the conditions can also be used to your advantage at times. One such example came in the Rugby Premiership this afternoon, with Gloucester scrum half Joe Simpson using the wet pitch to pull off a mad try.
Simpson hacked the ball in behind the Wasps defence, before collecting the kick. He would then start his slide around ten metres from the try line, using the slick surface to his advantage.
Try: Simpson (assist: weather) ☂️
Joe Simpson slides home from 8m out to grab Gloucester's second try!
The weather is playing a part at Kingsholm. pic.twitter.com/010TOBmHTD— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) October 26, 2019
Brilliant. Although it's not quite as dramatic, we couldn't help but think of this Sol Campbell slide tackle when we saw this one.
Ten years ago today, Sol Campbell made the longest slide tackle in football history. pic.twitter.com/ARlTySoP0F
— Planet Football (@planetfutebol) November 21, 2017
