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September 17, 2010, Friday
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LACHIE Turner took advice from Usain Bolt to heart and secured the bragging rights for rugby union by winning a 100 meters sprint against speedsters from rival codes to decide the 'fastest man' in Australian football.
The Australia winger came from behind to edge out fellow rugby union player and Eastwood club teammate John Grant, with rugby league's Jarryd Hane placing third in the race at Sydney's Olympic Park Athletic Centre on Wednesday night.
The competitors had all been given sprint tips from touring world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt before the race.
The Jamaican superstar holds the world and Olympic 100m and 200m titles and owns the existing 100m world record of 9.58 seconds.
"It was a bit of a surprise win," Turner said. "I thought both Jarryd and John had me about the 60 meter mark, but I'm just happy to have got to the line first.
"I almost fell over and tried to kill myself trying to get there. I hit the guy next to me, but it turned out all good."
Turner said he had taken one of Bolt's pearls of wisdom to heart.
"One that really helped me was he said: don't look at the guys around you, just keep going and stay relaxed as you get over that line.'"
The win capped off a good week for Turner, who was recalled to the Wallabies' starting 15 after being left out in the cold for a year.
He turned in a solid performance in their 22-23 loss to the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday.
Turner left an A-league soccer player and clutch of rugby league players in his wake to pick up a winner's prize of A$20,000 (US$18,600) with a time of 11.10 seconds.
Greg Inglis from National Rugby League club Melbourne Storm finished last in the eight-man field with a comparatively sluggish 12.48.
Two players representing Australian Rules football were late scratches from the race due to a sponsorship clash between the league and the race's organizers.
The Australia winger came from behind to edge out fellow rugby union player and Eastwood club teammate John Grant, with rugby league's Jarryd Hane placing third in the race at Sydney's Olympic Park Athletic Centre on Wednesday night.
The competitors had all been given sprint tips from touring world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt before the race.
The Jamaican superstar holds the world and Olympic 100m and 200m titles and owns the existing 100m world record of 9.58 seconds.
"It was a bit of a surprise win," Turner said. "I thought both Jarryd and John had me about the 60 meter mark, but I'm just happy to have got to the line first.
"I almost fell over and tried to kill myself trying to get there. I hit the guy next to me, but it turned out all good."
Turner said he had taken one of Bolt's pearls of wisdom to heart.
"One that really helped me was he said: don't look at the guys around you, just keep going and stay relaxed as you get over that line.'"
The win capped off a good week for Turner, who was recalled to the Wallabies' starting 15 after being left out in the cold for a year.
He turned in a solid performance in their 22-23 loss to the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday.
Turner left an A-league soccer player and clutch of rugby league players in his wake to pick up a winner's prize of A$20,000 (US$18,600) with a time of 11.10 seconds.
Greg Inglis from National Rugby League club Melbourne Storm finished last in the eight-man field with a comparatively sluggish 12.48.
Two players representing Australian Rules football were late scratches from the race due to a sponsorship clash between the league and the race's organizers.
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