The drills aim is to get the defence set up at a ruck with the " PILLAR, GUARD,DOG" set up and work on the push drift defence Position "1" 3 defenders lie on there front other side of ruck. Position "2" Defenders have moved across and set up "PILLAR GUARD DOG " When ball is played by scrum half to first reciver the defence "PUSH" to cut down space When first reciver passes the defence drifts across to cover the 3 outside defenders
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