England forwards coach Richard Cockerill has laughed off suggestions that the maul should be outlawed following comments from former All Blacks coach Wayne Smith. “legalised obstruction”Smith led the Black Ferns to Rugby World Cup glory last year and helped mastermind the All Blacks’ 2011 and 2015 World Cup successes. “Generally, the teams that moan about the maul are the teams that aren’t very good at it. “We have spent more time on it, and we have had a lot of dialogue with the referees, especially Wayne Barnes, Joel Jutge and Phil Davies from World Rugby,” he said. READ MORE: Six Nations: Richard Cockerill expects off-field issues to “galvanise” Wales

Source: Stuff February 16, 2023 21:47 UTC