2 lines of defence and attack, coach shouts "2v1" or "3v1", "3v2", etc. (Always overload attack). Attack must run around the blue cones and score on the red try line, defence must run around the red cones and defend the red line.
-Attacker with the ball draws defender out, creating space for teammate(s) -Offload the ball into space created -Support must run onto the ball and not receive in static
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