form lineout with lifter jumper .latch, jumper, lifter exta forwards set up in back line just outside 15m. ball thrown to 4 ot ball to hb. hb then passes to forward pod. attack space directly behind lineout. option A. throw to 2. hooker runs to space in 5m zone. 2 pops ball to hooker then runs to support hokker as he attacks space in front of lineout
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This practice has no progressions
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