and our readers did not hold back on what can be done to fix it Rugby union has been in the docks recently over a perceived lack of entertainment: too much kicking, not enough creativity ...

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They are a huge kicking team.” Speaking of the All Blacks, Jones is convinced that Steve Hansen’s reigning world champions have room to improve following an indifferent Rugby Championship that ...

“Test rugby is about playing in the right areas of the field, and having a good kicking game is part of that to get out ... “We know there are areas we can improve on technically and tactically, so we ...

Article continues below Briers has been tasked with fixing up the issue and is already spending considerable time with players in an attempt to improve their goal-kicking for the new season.

If a team fails to score during that time, there will be a kicking competition. READ MORE: Rugby World Cup free live stream - How to watch every match How does the kicking competition work?

Australian rugby celebrated the announcement last ... “I think over the last few years with us, he’s been able to improve our kicking game and how we execute the tactical kicking game.