When backs end up in the ruck the ultimate goal should be to get them out and recycled back into the back line. This means we can go to the forwards to Maintain possession in contact. If forwards are correctly set in the 2-4-2 we can even utilize 3 options if 3 of the 8 forwards are dragging ass or out of position. We only really need 1 loose forward to be with the 15 at weak. We only really need 1 forward inserted into back line. AAnd we only really need 3 forwards in the pod.
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World Rugby's lower tackle height is no longer a trial. It is law in community rugby from this season, and unions choose waist or base of the sternum. Here is how to retrain your defence.
Lower tackle heights leave the ball free for longer and change the breakdown contest. If your ruck work has not been updated this pre-season, you are coaching last season's game.
Long, lonely runs build lungs, not rugby players. Here's how to build a pre-season that puts fitness where the game needs it - with a ball in hand and a decision to make.
