The Bomb SquadThe Springbok maul will be a crucial building block in the upcoming Greatest Rivalry series against New Zealand. (Incidentally, the maul is one of the few events in Test rugby that can produce a try, a penalty and a yellow card all from the same movement.) That doesn’t diminish the importance of the maul, because its value goes well beyond the hooker falling over the try line with the ball. If they stop contesting and beef up their line defence, the Boks can recycle quickly and go up the guts at will. He pushed World Rugby to address the way maul defenders were allowed to swim around the side and drag it around.