Switch 'D' in 3 channel. Make a decision as to which channel to defend. As before line speed, line integrity and comms
Make the call for the switch early. Identify in attacking line where there is slower or held up distribution.
11 and 15 become very important in covering any breaches or filling the holes from the switch.
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.