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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Your players can pass beautifully in a warm-up grid. Then a defender closes, their lungs are burning, and the ball goes to ground. Here is how to build catch-pass skills that hold up when it matters.
A box kick or up-and-under is only as good as the chase behind it. Here is how to organise your chase line, compete in the air safely, and make sure your own catchers are ready for what comes next.
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.
