We run Torero ball, with our #15 running a hard fake switch line off #12. This allows our #12 to put our #11 into a gap . He bursts through and draws in the opposition fullback, dishing to #7. #7 beats a cover defender and dots down in the corner.
Defense is done.
Notice our forwards pods begin to find their shape already.
The orange traffic cone is our first ruck, the blue cone is our previos ruck
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