'Backs can't really get it': A prop's view on scrum dominance and rugby's 'hardest position'

Home / Sport / Rugby / Black FernsChristopher Reive Senior Sports Journalist·NZ Herald·21 Aug, 2026 01:01 AM5 mins to read‌NZ Herald Sport Headlines | Friday, August 21, 2026. Video / NZ HeraldAdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.Black Fern Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu lights up when asked about the feeling of marching an opposition scrum backwards.

It’s part of the game the 21-year-old has come to have even more appreciation for after moving from the loose forwards into the front row in 2024, now

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'Backs can't really get it': A prop's view on scrum dominance and rugby's 'hardest position'

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