In groups of 4.
Bunch pass up 5mtr area (as forwards)
Same group line pass down 15m (as backs)
Bunch pass popping L and R
Communication
Line passing back down 15 hitting ball at pace
Communication
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
World Rugby's lower tackle height is no longer a trial. It is law in community rugby from this season, and unions choose waist or base of the sternum. Here is how to retrain your defence.
Lower tackle heights leave the ball free for longer and change the breakdown contest. If your ruck work has not been updated this pre-season, you are coaching last season's game.
Long, lonely runs build lungs, not rugby players. Here's how to build a pre-season that puts fitness where the game needs it - with a ball in hand and a decision to make.