
Option 3
Same set-up as both options 1 & 2 (2A). This time, the white player steps out of the lineout and back in at the front. The red player then steps back 2 or 3 times, with the green and yellow players moving to meet and lift them. Extension to this (3A) white player receives the ball at the front.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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