Watch quick-thinking rugby star kick rarely-seen conversion but fans question whether it was legal

A RUGBY star showed quick thinking to produce an incredible piece of skill after his conversion did not go to plan.

Gloucester fly-half George Barton has been in fine kicking form this season, kicking 15 of his 18 conversions successfully.

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But against Bath he had to improvise as the ball fell off the tee.

After Gloucester scored their fourth try of the game Barton lined up his conversion on the left flank.

It was a tricky angle and Barton took time to judge his position - only for his work to be undone.

That is because the ball rolled off its tee as he began his run-up, which meant he was unable to place it back in its position.

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And with Bath players bearing down on him Barton was forced to drop kick instead, which is within in the rules.

The ball narrowly avoided the arms of an opposition player before swerving over the posts to bring Gloucester's points tally up to 31.

That closed the gap to ten points but Bath responded with two tries to win the match 55-31.

However Barton's kick was the highlight of the match and fans praised the audacious bit of skill.

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One fan reacted saying: "This was brilliant."

Another added: "Wow what skills and composure!"

A third wrote: "That is incredible to do that so quickly after the ball fell off top level sport unmatched 👏"

However some questioned whether it should have been allowed to stand as Barton kicked the ball a couple of yards from where it was originally going to be taken from.

One fan said: "He didn’t take it from the correct mark, shouldn’t have been allowed. Or alternatively, Barton should have had to retake it."

Another added in agreement: "How much grace do you get for taking it closer to the posts? Not sure I’d have given that."