I quite like the fact that a player who catches the ball from a kick and immediately smothered gets the put in if the maul become unplayable.Is there any reason not to simplify the law and get rid of the exception for mauls from kicks.
We can then get rid of the exception to the exception and the exception to the exception to the exception.
We have a simple law, maul uplayable - turnover.
It takes big balls to just stand your ground and catch a ball when you know the opposition are just licking their chops in anticipation of a soft target. :knuppel2: