South Africa and England kicked the most, with Scotland and New Zealand the least; however, France are the most efficient at reclaiming. To put this in context, we’ve gone through the last 12 months of Test numbers to see precisely what the top six nations are doing with the boot.

The top line

Watching the game against Italy on Saturday, it became obvious that Rassie Erasmus, a man who leads the rugby debate in terms of innovation and rugby IQ, has picked up France’s cunning ploy that featured heavily in the last Six Nations for Les Bleus. Time and time again,

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