Half-back covers blind side, retreats to our side after play. Half-back yell "OUT" when ball is out. Blind side Lock defends blind side. Openside Lock attacks their fly-half. eye on scrum half keeping the ball inside. Defensive line moves as unit up and sideways as quickly as slowest player. Our Full-back prepares to sweep blind side, or cover insdie ball. Full-back to mirror ball position across field. FB always has aim for the ball.
Defensive line must push up in a line, sliding with ball if passed out. Keep spacing and line structure Full-back must sweep the ball wherever it goes but stay back to cover kick. Danger is kick to overlapping winger which cant be covered by fullbackwinger.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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