I 1000% agree with him on the rolling mauls, the incessant penalties, the faux play during advantage and the scrum penalties (not his point).
The maul is a blight on the game and now by far the preferred way of scoring a try…in the old days it was because your center took the gap.
Rugby is still good theatre but policed way too much.
blobbok
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/2023-rugby-world-cup-black-ferns-and-all-blacks-mentor-wayne-smith-slams-state-of-rugby-picks-dark-horse-for-tournament/E65GMZUCZBBRFJ4BIXUTT73U5A/
Black Ferns and All Blacks coaching maestro Wayne Smith has lambasted the state of rugby and its lawmakers, saying he recently stopped watching a game on TV “for the first time” out of pure frustration.