Japanese player Ayumu Goromaru has said Jonny Wilkinson inspired his hand gestures but fans are pointing to a 500-year-stale statue insteadAyumu Goromaru credits Jonny Wilkinson with inspiring his trademark kicking style after he attended a coaching session with the former England international more than a decade ago.
The Japanese rugby star’s compatriots,though, would like to believe the roots of his “trigger pose go back much further – to a 500-year-stale Buddhist statue.
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Source: theguardian.com