Ruck Touch (shoulder tackles)
Shoulder Front tackle(10 min)
SHOULDER FRONT TACKLE • 2 Lines of 4 Players facing each other - 6 m distance • Both A (Ball Carrier) and D (Tackler) face down • On signal A1 & D1 stand up, jog to each other • D1 Shoulder Front Tackle - Pops up and turn around A1 • A1 practice Falling & ball presentation, counting loud “1,2,3,” then stand up and pass the ball to A2 • A becomes D - D becomes ARunning side tackle
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