All Black Ian Jones (No 4) jumps to contest possession with England at their 1991 World Cup match.
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When reflecting on the failed 1991 World Cup campaign, the key try that comes to mind for All Black lock Ian Jones didn't even involve the All Blacks.
As the Wallabies stumbled towards a quarter-final exit against Ireland, their first five-eighths spotted a gap, eschewed the chance for an equalising
drop goal and scored a match-winning try.
"A try in the last minute by Michael Lynagh in the right-hand corner. It's funny how the whole thing for us could turn on something like that," said Jones.
"If it wasn't for that last 50 seconds, we could have been playing Ireland and the whole outlook on the All Black team at the tournament would be different. We'd have had the Irish in the semifinal and the English in the final, and we'd already put on a great performance against England in the opening match."
But the All Blacks - even with what Jones felt was their best performance of the tournament - weren't good enough to match the rising Wallabies.
