Each player finds another player which is of a similar size and pace, they then line up opposite one another with a row of cones separating them. One side will wear the bibs and the other wont, when I shout `bibs` or `no bibs` they will run away from the other team who will then have to chase the others down and tackle them before the safe line.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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