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Will Welch has warned his Newcastle Falcons team they cannot allow Sale Sharks to get their driving maul going this afternoon in Manchester.

"We certainly know that we have a lot more improvement in the maul, but we have worked hard to make it a real strength.

This time it was Lions turn to have a big maul drive, and Taylor's time for a second try.

Boroughmuir had barely time to celebrate when Melrose struck again, when after another maul had broken the Muir defence, Michael Mvelesa-Julyan touched down in the corner.

But the second half started in promising fashion for the hosts as Elliot Dee twisted his way over the line from close range after a maul did the initial damage.

If Swansea were offering one threat it was the lineout/driving maul combination and they went close again to scoring before RGC managed to get turnover ball.

It was nip and tuck on that latter occasion as Rolling Maul only just prevailed by a head, but the handicapper clearly liked what he saw as he hiked him 6lb for that run.

"I don't want to watch lots of resets or three or four attempts at a rolling maul.

Like it or loathe it -- and New Zealand coach Steve Hansen is certainly no fan -- the rolling maul has proved an effective try-scoring weapon during the Rugby World Cup.

Lions and big cats are not tame, you cannot treat them like domestic pets, and even the so called 'tame' ones can turn at any moment and maul their handlers.

A driving maul saw No.8 Gibbons touch down for the third try, before Stockport replied with a driving maul of their own, prop Paul Millea with the try.

The bonus point was secured within half an hour though Gareth Turner's try, before another rolling maul saw Gibbons claim his second score and give Broadstreet a 27-7 lead at half time.

We aren't going to cheat using a hydraulic wood splitter (of course if I owned one I wouldn't consider it cheating), but using wedges and a maul. Before I tell you this trick let's review chopping wood manually, in general.

The cage where the lion had been kept had been left unlocked allowing the predatory feline to lunge at the Filipina and maul her.