An incredible placer arrives from South Africa, who also impressed the All Blacks’ attacking midfield
Video: A 16-year-old kicks in from 65 meters, and Beauden Barrett compliments him
His name is Dylan Stumke, born in 2008, he is a grade 10 student (equivalent to the 15-16 year old class) at Menlopark High School in Pretoria and he loves rugby: any particular signs? He kicks from any position and from any distance. Alien firepower.
Stumke’s “fame” was purely scholastic, until a video of his free kick from 65 meters went viral on social media, until it was picked up by the main South African newspapers and then followed by the rest of the world, including Planet Rugby .
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In the video, Stumke is seen taking a run-up and firing a missile – from a very angled position, moreover – and hitting the posts from his own half of the pitch.
On Twitter, the video even attracted the attention of Beauden Barrett, who is notoriously not very social: he hadn’t posted for two years, but after seeing something like that he couldn’t help himself, complimenting the boy and showing himself impressed by his power of fire.
Furthermore, the video also opened a long discussion on the real distance of football. Saffas Rugby had initially spoken of 75 metres, only to then correct themselves and drop to 65. In any case, the boy’s technical gesture is sensational, and someone has already dubbed him “the new Frans Steyn”
Video: Dylan Stumke’s sensational 65-meter kick
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