Player leaves the first green cone moving towards a tyre with a ball inside. Player uses a "tower of power" to jackell over the ball. Player is up and away moving towards the next cone. Ayer travels around cone and towards breakdown with tackle shield. Player wins contact and moves on. At the final cone the player will be faced with simulated defender on the ball (2 sausages lying 1 on top of the other) player clears out the sausage and loops around to start again
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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