Scrum half pass from 9 (yellow)
Attack the space (red)
Defence (blue) - focusing on drift defence up and out rather than out and up to drive the attackers to the touchline.
Passing (spin pass/floater)
Drift defence
Catching
Ball presentation (two hands on ball)
Decision making
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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