England 21-52 Barbarians: George Kruis' 'illegal' conversion was pure s***housery

George Kruis took to the field for the last time in his professional career at Twickenham over the weekend for the Barbarians in their 52-21 win over an England XV.

He announced earlier this year that he would be retiring at the end of the season despite being only 32. Kruis made his decision given his desire to pursue his business interests instead of a career in rugby union.

Despite the Barbarians playing with 14 men for the majority of the game with Will Skelton’s sending off, Kruis put on a Man of the Match display.

His heroics culminated in the cheekiest conversion you’ll ever see. He back heeled the ball over the posts in the final minutes.

He claimed he hadn’t been practicing the kick and was worried he would pull his hamstring with how his legs felt! Can you believe him after such an audacious conversion? Surely he’s been having a few attempts at that!

He did go on to claim that he wasn’t going to rethink his decision to retire, saying: ““Like a lot of my decisions in rugby it’s been planned from a long while out, I ask for opinions and plan things.

George Kruis showboating 2 from 2 #ENGVBAR pic.twitter.com/q0TceS2lzf

“I’m really comfortable with the career I’ve had and I’m equally as excited for the next opportunity with my business and continuing to create memories.

“We (the Barbarians) had a good time off the field and followed that up with an on-field memory. It was about creating a decent memory on the field.”

Although it was great to watch and certainly put on a spectacle for the crowd, the kick was technically illegal as you cannot kick with your heel as per the rules.

Law 8.4 Ball has to be ‘kicked’ over the crossbarDefinition of ‘kick’ excludes the heel. pic.twitter.com/w1Wqf6rzGa

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