Love the way he turns around and doesn't look back when it's not even half-way there.

I come back here every now and then to watch his kicks.. only regret is a never watched him kick one of his long range goals live. You’l never see a player like Francois steyn again. Unreal

0:48 "I've never seen anything like it" - then this must be the first time you watch Francois Steyn play

RIDICULOUS!!!! what an unbelievable strike, he was 60 metres out and it still had, conservatively, 5+ mtres on it.... can't call it the best ever, as the best are under pressure, but shit, this must be the biggest. What a wonderful drop goal. Hats off to Francois, what an absolute monster of a kick. Good on you, mate. Not even at altitude ! He could kick 70+ in some of the Bokke stadiums I bet ! England salutes you, sir.

"PASS! I've got this..."

As epic as the drop goal is, so is the authenticity in the reaction of the commentators. They just maket rhe drop goal even more fun to re-watch over and over again. Makes me have a little giggle at their surprise too. Forever a Springbok Legend.

Or, as it is known by its full name, the jaw-drop goal.

Love the way he runs back, just knowing it went over

I’ve seen a drop goal from this beast in SA that was from the same place - it was the most incredible thing to see live - but this guy can pop these over so easily! Amazing threat and player !

the way he kicks makes rugby a lot more fascinating!! we all owe him for the magic!

This is equally impressive each time i watch it. Amazing

how many metres is that ~58m, plus had another 15-20m on it too

That's ridiculous. The best thing is the way he just turns away as soon as he hits it. Awesome tekkers

Some say that ball is still going today...

if you've never played rugby you won't understand how massive that was

This guy had a legendary career built entirely off talent. If he worked hard he would have been the best player ever.

Oh my god ! François Steyn has an awesome right foot !

Clermont full back after Steyn kicks it, "Ok call the mark when it....oh hang on where's it gone?!"

"No Sex if you release it.." 0:05

Love how just turned around after launching it!

Great drop goal and great commentator!

O.M.G The Golden Boy!

Best drop kick I've ever seen!

love how he walks away before it's through. "Yeah, it'll go in".

@rugbyking32 The reason Francois kicks so well is, because when he was younger his dad made him kick a rugby ball filled with water ! I remember him as a schoolboy in 2005's annual derby day between Grey College and Selborne College in East London. He kick a penalty off the Tee from his 10m line over the posts into a Gusty east-wind and it still landed on the middle of the Astro which is directly behind the 1st team field !!!!

@rodycurtis: Im an american, and I totally agree with you lol. That was one hell of a drop! I had a player on my local club hit a drop from about 55 out, but be had NO room left on it. Just made it over the post. Stayne hit that from easily 60 out with room for about 10-15. Incredible.

Anybody who says that Kirchner is better than Francois, or suggest that he is overrated is just plain THICK. He played a huge role in winning us the World Cup from 2nd-five. He kicked two drop goals to beat Australia in the final minutes of a game, one from the sideline. He kicks 60-metre drop goals as above. If he misses it doesn't make a difference because we get the ball back from a drop out with our players back in support!!! BEST FULLBACK IN THE WORLD BY A COUNTRY MILE!

turns around before the ball even reaches the goal posts like a boss

One of my favourite players.

that refs look at 0:28 says it all "who the f$%# is this bloke".

Just remarkable 👌

That's unreal!!

All the best in retirement Frans - well deserved

If it wasn't for his drop goal the commentators would've been praising that Fly halfs 60m clearance kick

Vat hom vas Franna! He always has a way to stand out in a rugby match haha.

WOW! :) Amazing!

…super fantastic moment of talented (‘monstrous’!) brilliance and HAVING FUN‼️ 👊🔥 🪖

Beautiful !!!!

Unbelievable !!!!!!

the run up routine was perfect

1 Word: Beast.

Still kicking the All Blacks until they bleed.. .fabulous player. Thank you Francois!

Fukn outrageous !

EPIC WIN!!!!

Geez ! the look away too ! What a Freak

cant wait for Frans Steyn to come back to SA!! He will play for the Sharks, my second team, but he is just so nice to look at... :)

he knew it was in the moment he hit it. boy genius.

this drop goal will be a steyn on history ;)

the man didn't look the ball after the kick, BOSS

The furthest drop goal of all time. Go SA!

best commentator EVER!

Ive seen alot of stuff but that was unbelievable!!

Like a boss

Wow! Hope He Will Be Doing That Come The 2011 World Cup! I Love The ~~~BOKKE~~~ x

Una sola vez en la vida!!!

epic

What a drop goal!!!!!! **SPRINGBOKS TO RETAIN THE WORLD CUP!!** :)

That ball was never seen again.

amazing drop

Great my fellow SA man... I think you must come and kick goal for the soccer as well

I believe Hugo Porta (Arg) kicked a drop goal from his own 22... many years ago. I've scanned youtube - I would love to see the footage! (Leather ball, too!)

holy damn

he still cleared the posts by a mile

It has been shown that gravity is not evenly distributed across the Earth’s surface. This video supports this theory.

That's a Sharks boy of course! Awesome drop goal

a drop kick is when you take the ball in your hands (those things attached to your arms with 10 fingers), drop the ball to the ground and kick it before it hits the ground.

Definitely bounced

wtf that went over by miles holyfuk thats gotta be the biggest kick ive seen

Had no idea he played for Racing Metro, they have a few big names now :O

LOL AS when he said BANG oh my good gracis

holy shit

Ah man, I wish he would come back to super 15 soon.

Does anyone know how far the ball flew?I think it was 60m in the score book, but it was well above the bar, and still had legs...Awesome kick.

Great drop kick but you know whats even better....an All Black counter attack try from there :)

@eaze1984 He's south african, actually.

he turned around without checkin it went in!! he trains from his own 22 though so well S.A ON TOP OF THE WORLD

woah! lets imagine if that was at altitude and he struck it from about 30 meters back that would be the biggest ever!

Wish we could have him going into this saturday Aganst France

@DaMo1239 no wonder he is so good the amount of power is amazing thanks for the info :)

Ha! Nice

0:25 - 0:32 "That's what she said!"

0:47 "thats what she said"

He would make an average goal kicker in Australian football.

it was a low kick so it coulda gone further if higher. also, he coulda made it from 70! in american football, the longest field goal in an actual game (with a slightly lighter and more aerodynamic ball) is 63 yds (about 57.6 m)!

he just turns and walks away right after contact :D he knew it as he struck it.

I saw him once kick a ball from his goal line to the opposing teams goal line

That's 60 BANG

south africa is above sea level and the air is less dense so the ball can go aloth further than normal if i remember correctly cape town or durban is the only ground at sea level but when you are playing in south africa beacuse of the thinner air you get alot more fatige beacuse of amount of air missing and that air missing can add anywhere from 0-10m on your drop kick depending on hight

@mjhansford i saw a vid where he kicked the ball from his ingoal area to the oppositions ingoal area. thats more than 100 meters.

Anyone notice how much further it went then the apposing fly-half's respectable clearance went?

Watching this video a month ago, i saw him just hit it as hard as he could with a decent drop. Last weekend, I nailed one from 50 meters and about 10 meters off the touchline.

omg what a DROPKICK ONCE I DONE A 99 METRE DROPKICK IT WAS SO CLASS

Shit that is amazing Francois Steyn is a freak........

chabal: "my hero"

Whoa that was a massively long kick I think it was higher that the posts got to watch it again to confirm.

SOUTH AFRICA INVENTED THE UTILITY BACK IDEA. it means a player plays anything from scrumhalf to linesman. previous coaches didn't know where to use francois on the field since he can play just about any backline position. He played full back, then flyhalf and eventually inside centre which is his favorite position.

thats nz rugby acamedy right there

holy fucken shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@73kingofkings73 agree that running rugby is awesome to watch... what they should do is make it so that you can only drop from your own half..then we will only see massive kicks like this hahaha

@Jackwhiplash it clearly does hit the ground. you can see it sit up for a moment before he hits it.