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What tactics can be used when chasing a box kick? In addition to the blind side wing chasing the kick, what patterns could be used to regain possession or limit counter attacking possibilities?
a defender that is part of the ruck, can he take a swipe at the ball or tackle the scrumhalf once he has the ball?
I am looking for a set up for receiving a kickoff in rugby. We are using the expoloded scrum method and marking their forwards on the kickoff now. But if the forwards move or are split we end up looking like the Keystone Cops trying to match. What is a prefered set up?
Players keep spilling the ball in the tackle, any drills for protecting the ball? Have tried the usual falling drills and tackling drills but in games the ball keeps being spilled forward in contact.
a defender that is part of the ruck, can he take a swipe at the ball or tackle the scrumhalf once he has the ball?
Hi, I'm brazilian and start to begining coach with 15, 16, and 17 yares old.they have never pratic rugby yet. In Brazil every body knows play football, and sameone know just a little of american football but rugby they knows only for wathing tv and to make school search,how I should to do to beginig and conquer their for ruby. major defects: - pass the to back - stay off side - return to on side after a pass.my major preoccupation is make him to like rugby and my training.Sorry to my awful English. thanks to help.
Is sealing the ball at the tackle and ruck legal again?
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