2v1 scenario. One player has the rugby ball and the teammate is running closely behind him. The player with the ball gets tagged deliberately by the 1 defender and has to initiate a quick play of the ball. The teammate must quickly get to the ball, scoop it up and run to the end without being tagged by the defender Ball to ground as soon as player is tagged. Teammate stays close to the player and scoops the ball.
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