The southern hemisphere has legislated to put an end to “ping-pong rugby” and the “Dupont law”. A flaw in the rules detected by Antoine Dupont had led to the proliferation of completely absurd kicking exchanges.

“We don’t think this is the show our fans want to see’, says Super Rugby Pacific president Kevin Malloy. Tests will take place during the next Super RugbyPacific to combat these ridiculous exchanges of blows.