Northern Ireland , United Kingdom - 14 April 2023; Tom Stewart of Ulster scores his side's second try during the United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Dragons at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. (Photo By John Dickson/Sportsfile via Getty Images)
What is happening to our game? There were plenty of cheers for Ulster hooker Tom Stewart as he made it back-to-back hat-tricks with his three-try salvo against the Dragons on Friday night. It was a performance that took his league try tally in the URC this season to a record 16, overtaking the previous highest of 14 by wings Tim Visser and Rabz Maxwane.
Now, this isn’t just a rant from a disgruntled ex-winger, but it seems to me that the professional game is being dominated by driving lineout mauls and that far too many tries are coming from this ...
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