Equipment needed rugby balls Tag belts Cones Set up create a playing pitch (as seen on diagram) White line for half way line Red cones to show the red half Blue to show the blue half Green zone (balls cage) Black cones = Jail Players to be split into 2 teams (RED and BLUE) Aim: Red team are to defend the balls in the red half. Red team to "attack" steel the balls from the blue teams Zone and vis versa Rules once players cross the white line (onto the oppositions half) they can have their tag stolen, meaning they head to jail (Black zone). no defending player can enter their green zone Once an attacking player enters the green zone they have 5 seconds to grab a ball and try to return to their half before being tagged.
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