Veteran rugby league reporter Phil Rothfield believes the Raiders’ hilarious strive celebration mocking Jonny Bairstow’s controversial Ashes stumping may make NRL historical past.
The second went viral on Twitter, with each controversial English TV host Piers Morgan and ESPNcricinfo sharing footage of the celebration.
After scoring within the opening 10 minutes of their conflict towards the Dragons, Raiders gamers congregated across the nook put up.
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Winger Jordan Rapana bowled the ball previous Englishmen Elliott Whitehead who walked out of his crease, mimicking Bairstow’s actions within the second Test at Lord’s.
Hooker Zac Woolford then threw the stumps down together with his finest Alex Carey impression, sparking an enormous attraction from the remaining Canberra gamers.
Rothfield believes the footage may turn out to be essentially the most watched second from the NRL throughout the globe.
“This Try July stuff is just magnificent, and the Canberra Raiders replay of the Jonny Bairstow (stumping),” Rothfield stated on the Big Sports Breakfast.
“You know that mad Piers Morgan has got eight million followers, cricinfo has got what 7.1 million followers, they tweeted it.
“I reckon that try celebration could be the most watched moment globally in rugby league history.
“And we bag players over the media, but the fact they are getting behind (Nathan) Stapleton, the fact they are getting behind Daniel Anderson, it’s just sensational.”
The second clearly rubbed Morgan the flawed approach, with the Englishmen slamming his fellow countrymen Whitehead for collaborating within the celebration.
“Just found out the batsman in this shameful spirit-of-the-game mocking stunt is not only English, but a Yorkshireman,” Morgan tweeted.
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“What on earth are you doing Elliott Whitehead? Are you a closet Australian?”
Whitehead responded to the criticism, revealing the celebration took place after a lighthearted guess inside the Raiders squad.
“I had a few bets with a few of the boys over the Ashes. And after Jonny was out last week, they said if we (England) end up losing the Test, let’s do that for our celebration,” Whitehead stated to The Mirror.
“It was all for a good cause in (ex-St Helens coach) Daniel Anderson who obviously has had an accident and is now paralysed.
“Try celebrations in the NRL this month are raising money for causes like that and that celebration gave five grand to him and his family. So it was just a bit of fun and something for a good cause.
“The boys all got around it — and it went down pretty well as I see Piers Morgan wasn’t too happy about it. At least he knows who I am now!
“I don’t really know Jonny. But there was nothing in it. It was just a bit of fun to help raise some money.”
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