One up on an All Black makes a happy Gilmore

It was a try that makes the Air New Zealand Cup so attractive to sports fans.
Brook Gilmore, a kid who grew up playing his rugby in Bream Bay, capitalised on a lucky break thrown up by a couple of injuries to get his first start for the Taniwha last Friday. Towards the end of the third quarter, he picked up an intercept pass at his feet from North Harbour's Mike Harris, before shrugging off the attempted tackle of All Black Rudi Wulf, to run 80m and score the winning try.
It couldn't have been scripted any better if it was written in a Boys' Own annual.
 The break upfield  lifted the 1000-plus  Northland supporters to their feet and has given the  20-year-old the confidence he needs to give the country's premier rugby competition a real shot. "It's always good to get one up on an All Black," Gilmore said, grinning.
"I was pretty excited about scoring my first Air New Zealand Cup try, especially because the boys came through with the win, and while there may have been a bit of luck involved, I'll take it," he said.
With injuries to centre Nick Collins and then winger Troy Woodman, Gilmore has taken his opportunity to impress coach Bryce Woodward on the wing and he is hoping that the chances continue to present themselves throughout the season - starting with the game against Otago tonight.
"I'm hoping for maybe another try - we'll see but I'd be happy with another good performance and another win for the boys that'll set up our season," he said.
He admitted  he had been suffering from plenty of nerves in the match against Auckland when he replaced Woodman, after the Hora Hora player dislocated his shoulder. He struggled to field a couple of high balls in the pressure cooker of the Kerikeri match, so the performance at Albany was important for him to take the  pressure off.
The young centre-cum-wing said there  was a growing sense of belief in the side. "There are still a few things we need to work on but that'll get sorted out at training. We've got a good team and the win (at Harbour) has boosted the feeling in the squad. We know we can reach the top four if we can get the consistency we're looking for," he said.