BUILDING ON FROM THE CATERPILLAR DRILL WE WILL BUILD UP THE PHASES FROM EACH BREAKDOWN 7 PLAYERS IDEALLY, 2 PODS OF THREE AND 1 SCRUM HALF WHO WILL PLAY SCRUM HALF THROUGH THE 3 PHASES POD 1 TAKES BALL INTO FIRST PAD SET UP THE CATERPILLAR RUCK AND PROTECT BALL SCRUMHALF PASSES FROM THE RUCK THE THE 2ND POD WHO WILL SET UP RUCK ON SECOND PAD 1ST POD WILL GET UP AND BECOME THE 3RD POD WAITING FOR THE SCRUM HALF PASS FROM RUCK 2
WIN THE RUCK AND PROTECT BALL COMMUNICATION FROM SECOND POD TO RECIEVE PASS FROM RUCK 1ST POD WORK HARD TO GET FROM 1ST BREAKDOWN TO SET UP 3RD RUCK
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