goalkicker

Fly-half problems For any country hoping to win the World Cup, it helps to have a laser-accurate goalkicker, a dominant lineout and a bunch of forwards who can generate enough force to knock over a rhinoceros.

Lessons from the Six Nations Jonathan Clegg 2011

The fact the hosts did not even have to call on their usual first-choice goalkicker, Ian Humphreys, who was nursing a sore hamstring, merely rubbed salt in East Midlands' wounds.

Ulster 41-7 Leicester | Heineken Cup match report 2012

Playing an inexperienced goalkicker doesn't always put teams at a disadvantage.

Rookie Kickers Under Pressure Jonathan Clegg 2011

There's also the lack of a reliable goalkicker, with James O'Connor still struggling for consistency.

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The second is to recall first-choice goalkicker James O'Connor - who was outstanding off the bench in Sunday's 32-6

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Laidlaw kicked a 22nd-minute penalty from close range but Halfpenny, retained as first-choice goalkicker following his late heroics in Dublin, drew Wales level 10 minutes before half-time through an effortless strike from 40 metres.

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RHYS PRIESTLAND: Saw Halfpenny continue from Dublin as first-choice goalkicker, and he appeared to thrive without that pressure.

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Cooper appeared to struggle under the constant pressure of a disciplined All Blacks defence, while goalkicker James O'Connor missed three penalty attempts in the first 41 minutes in his kicking debut at Eden Park.

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Rob Howley has no doubt that whoever is chosen as Wales' first-choice goalkicker for their RBS 6 Nations opener against Ireland will be up to the task.

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The second is to recall first-choice goalkicker James O'Connor - who was outstanding off the bench in Sunday's 32-6

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