1. Blue team attacks and tries to pass first yellow opponent.
2. If they pass without being touched, they move into the second space where it becomes a 2v1 with other yellow opponent.
3. Blue team must pass the second yellow opponent without being touched in order to score a try.
4. If the blue team at any stage is touched, they must retreat back to starting position. If they score, they must also start again at the starting position.
- Offensive team (blue) must use quick pass combinations and running moves to evade the yellow team to score a try.
- Utilise Touch moves such as wraps and overlaps.
- Try to split the opponent.
- Defending team (yellow) try to 'look big' and bait the opponent in to making bad decisions with the ball.
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