1. 8 pick up from scrum, hit blindside
2. 8 passes to 9
3. 9 drifts across and switches with 13 (switch 1)
4. 13 switches back to 8 (switch 2)
5. 9 continues run on outside shoulder of 8 as support
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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