Can you tell me everything you know about mauls?

Question

OMG! There's so much attitude in here! If I've spelt it wrong I sure you guys know what I mean! Give a girl a break!!

Answer 1

you don't wanna be in one cause yor earls get messed up and you get wedgies a lot.

Answer 2

Collapsing a maul is frowned upon and resuls in a penalty or possibly a penalty try if it's close enough to the try zone (if done by the defending team). Also, the team that brought the ball into the maul has 5 seconds to clear the ball from the maul once it has stopped moving or else it results in a turnover. Those are pretty much the two most common penalties in mauls.

Answer 3

You've seen one maul, you've seen 'em all.

Answer 4

Are you talking ABOUT SPLITTING MAULS FOR SPLITTING WOOD OR SHOPPING MALLS?

Answer 5

Chill out sister, Your spelling is sweet as Mary. And JJ pretty much said all there is to know about mauls. Can't bring them down but you can stop them moving forward and prevent the ball coming out. Doing so will result in a scrum feed to the other side  or often a 3 point play if the maul collapses or punches are thrown. Few teams have the smarts to use the maul well.

The All Blacks are masters of the maul. Many people think the All Black captain and his loose men actually cheat in the maul - they often force the other team to form mauls and either prevent the ball coming out once they have stopped the maul moving forward or force the other team to appear to bring the maul down.

Personally - I think the ABs aren't cheats just excessively fit and powerful - no other team can get to the tackle so quickly and hold the ball up with such power and intent to maul like The NZ loose trio - big, strong ,fast wookies !

Answer 6

Mauls are the GREATEST.  They are almost impossible to get perfect and they are almost impossible to stop (legally) when they start.

Like the others have said, you can be penalised for collapsing a maul that has already started. HOWEVER, there is a smart loophole to exploit here.

A maul is formed when 2 or more players from BOTH teams are engaged.  Most mauls start from a lineout so the smart teams will have all but 1 of their players stay out of the initial contact and designate that one player to "collapse" the maul before it gets rolling.  Technically it is not a maul because there was only one player from the defending team, so it is viewed as just a "tackle".  The hard part is done before the lineout even starts where they identify who is going to tackle which opposition player if they get the ball.

Another reason for penalties is for offsides.  Mauls never travel in a straight line, they are constantly switching directions to find the path of least resistance through the other team.  Quite often defending players will be trying to stop the maul going one way, and it goes another and they find themselves coming around the side of the maul.  You usually get a nice good view of the ball if you are offside and some can't resist the urge to stay out when they tried so hard to get that close.  The backs get called a lot from mauls too because there are the two offside lines... one where the ball is (for the defending players legally in the maul) and the hindmost foot of any defensive player in the maul (for all other members of the defensive team).

You can get pinged for entering from the side of a maul too.  If you imagine a straight line that goes through a maul from goal line to goal line.  There is an imaginary 90 degree angle off that line (45 degrees each side) that you are supposed to enter the ruck/maul from, which is why you see off side players "peeling off" the maul and re-joining from the back.

Can't think of much more for defending a maul so lets try offense.  It's pretty simple really.  You want tight binding, low body positions and FANTASTIC communication.  Every player on your team should know exactly where the ball is... it doesn't matter if the opposition know where it is, if you're doing it right, they wont be able to stop it anyways..

You want to have the ball at the back of the maul at all times.  This way it is a mile away from the opposition and it is available to the backs or to be released at a moments notice.

Your own players will be peeling around to join the back just like the defence does so whoever joins the maul last, should inherit the ball with their head down and driving.  The halfback/scrum half should be doing all the talking, telling the new players where the ball is, which way for the pack to drive, if there is a gap on either side for the player in possession to run or if the backs want the ball.

Thats about it.  Like I said, it is really simple but so hard to get right... but when you do, it is so freakin rewarding!!!

Answer 7

Do you mean Malls. Or is some two legged animal mauling you.