Kicking for the win: Where the Springboks are the ‘benchmark’, All Blacks are the ‘great exception’ and exposing France’s ‘cunning ploy’
Planet Rugby | 10.11.2026 15:37South 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.