Option 2
Players begin in same positions as option 1. Then if the opposition are marked, the red player calls 'spread'. Both the red and white players spread out, before returning to the front on the 'yes' call of the red player. Extension to this (2A) - when the spread happens, the green player turns and receives the ball from the hooker.
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