Players take it in turns to be the defender in the middle (4 tackles then change). The attackers take turns to try and run past the defender and score a try.
1 tag - Defender scores 1 point.
Score a try - attacker scores 1 point.
If tagged the attacker returns to the start and the next player goes.
Keep head and shoulders above the waist
Head up look at the tag
Attacker - run into space, dodge
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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