The player with the ball rolls the ball out for a player to run onto and collect whilst moving.
They then pass the ball back before replacing the player that rolled the ball out. The player that rolled the ball out runs to join the back of the queue.
Low stance when picking up the ball
Use two hands, control the ball
Progression dive to ground to puck up ball.
Pass ball directly off the ground like a scrum half.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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