9 leaves scrum before pick up
8 passes to 9
9 runs laterally
9 can choose to pass short to 12, long to 13 or deep to 10
12 and 13 can take the ball into contact forcing defender to make tacklen and generate a quick ball.
10 can go wide with 15 and 14.
in more ways than one
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