Ruck pad with a ball in the middle
two sets of cones on both sides of pad representing the gate
Offensive player runs to the “ruck” attempts to clear the defender away
Defensive player runs to the “ruck” and attempts to beat the offense in order to poach or counter ruck if offensive player is already there
Low man wins
Poach arms around ball, tuck head techique, hold ball into bag in possible
Ruck - get low, shoulder around defender waist, wrap arms, drive through defender clearing away from ruck
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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