Tag - Defensive Line

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Tyrone, Rugby Coach

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Set up 20m x 20m grid,place 4 cones equally spaced across the grid 5m out from the base line and another 4 equally spaced across the try line.

queue 4 players in line with red cone.

1) Player 1 shouts "ready, ready, up" runs out to touch red cone then returns to base line to be in line with blue cone.

2) Player 2 shouts "ready, ready, up" runs out to touch red cone then returns to base line to be in line with blue cone. Player 1 runs at same time in line with player 2 touches blue cone then returns to base line to be in line with green cone.

3) Player 3 shouts "ready, ready, up" runs out to touch red cone then returns to base line to be in line with blue cone. Player 2 runs at same time in line with players 2 and 3 touches blue cone then returns to base line to be in line with green cone. Player 3 runs at same time in line with players 1 and 2 touches green cone then returns to base line to be in line with orange cone. 

4) Player 4 shouts "ready, ready, up" runs out to touch red cone then returns to base line to be in line with blue cone. Player 3 runs at same time in line with players 1,2 and 4 touches blue cone then returns to base line to be in line with green cone. Player 2 runs at same time in line with players 1,3 and 4 touches green cone then returns to base line to be in line with orange cone. Player 1 runs at same time in line with players 2,3 and 4 touches orange cone then returns to base line to be back in line with red cone.

5) keep going until player 4 is back in line with red cone, players will then run as a line to the try line.

players may carry a ball to help with handling practice.

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