Analysing goalkicking to add science to the art of the boot

03 July 2016 - 02:00
By ARON HYMAN

The Springboks are turning to laboratories to crush their opponents. No, it is not steroids they're after, it's science. The South African Rugby Union has funded a long-term study to unravel the secrets of the perfect goalkicker.National kicking coach Louis Koen initiated the project, which might have already improved flyhalf Pat Lambie's success rate.

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