That old cliché about a game of two halves isn't just worn out, it is falling apart at the seams at this point.
But, were you to look at South Africa's maul success in the first Test against Wales you would struggle to find a more apt summary. The driving maul is undoubtedly the Springboks' biggest weapon, one which ultimately won them a dramatic Test match in Pretoria.
For 40 minutes, Wales nullified it. Then, for another 40 minutes, it provided the platform for virtually all of the Springboks' points as they battled back into the ascendency. The first half of the game saw Wales stop each of South Africa's three mauls. The second half saw the 'Boks set up five mauls. Four led to tries, while the other one resulted in a penalty which became one of those try-scoring mauls.
