Contact And clearing out
2 pods of defenders with one tackle shield each
3 attackers set and attack, scum half passes between pods
PProgression down the filed
Allow defender 2 to play the ball as progression
key is speed of reform for attacking pod to set up
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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