0 If an animal mauls someone, it attacks that person and injures them with its teeth or claws (= long sharp nails): --
2 a group of players in rugby who are all together around a player with the ball off the ground: --
3 to physically attack and badly hurt a person or animal: --
England have a good chance because they will match the strength of South Africa in the maul.
If the maul is stationary but the ball is being moved back and out in the maul then the referee will allow time for the ball to emerge.
If a player loiters at the side of a maul, the player is offside.
He spent the night in hospital after being caught by another player's studs at the bottom of a maul.