Why rugby's driving-maul tries are surging in popularity

Rugby's regulations were tweaked in the summer to prevent defending players from swimming up the side of a maul and breaking up the attacking team's momentum. This regulatory shift has placed higher stakes on the initial seconds of the set-piece and shifted the balance significantly toward the attack. Statistical data from Oval Insights shows that mauls are delivering tries more consistently than at any point since metrics began. Attack coaches are increasingly favoring this reliable route to the try line, with try rates more than doubling compared to previous periods.