driving maul

English

Noun

driving maul (plural driving mauls)

  1. (rugby) an attacking tactic where a ball carrier is held up by opponents, and teammates bind onto them to form a moving, pushing phalanx, typically starting from a lineout near the try line
    • 2025 August 22, Mike Henson, “England open World Cup with 11-try win over USA”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      England's last line-out in World Cup rugby had been stolen by New Zealand in a dramatic conclusion to the final three years ago, but the driving maul remains a potent weapon and flanker Sadia Kabeya was decisive as England fired up the steamroller once more.
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