Rugby-New Zealand coach Smith calls for an end to rolling maul

Rugby Union - Women's World Cup - Final - England v New Zealand - Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand - November 12, 2022 New Zealand head coach Wayne Smith celebrates winning the Women's World Cup with Luka Connor REUTERS/David Rowland/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has called for rugby authorities to remove the rolling maul from the game entirely, calling the tactic "legalised obstruction".

Smith, one of the most highly regarded coaches in the game, led New Zealand's women to a World Cup triumph last year against an England side who had turned the catch-and-drive into an almost unstoppable weapon on a 30-match winning streak.