The France full back Anthony Bouthier made a magnificent clearing kick on his debut against England last week. James Hook (Ospreys, 81 Wales caps) and Freddie Burns (Bath, 5 England caps) dissect the anatomy of the spiral kick.

Whats the secret of the spiral kick?Hook The key is to get the ball out in front of you and get all your weight transferred through the point of impact. You need to kick the ball slightly later and closer to the ground so it travels lower than an end-over-end kick.Burns The big difference is how you drop the ball on to your foot. Rather than kicking the bottom of it as with an end-over-end punt, you kick the flatter middle part for a spiral

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