Mark out a grid, fairly tight depending on how many players you have.
Attacking players must make it to the opposite line to score points without loosing the ball, running or being pushed outside the grid or going to ground.
Defending players must use pads to defend & cannot grab, they can attempt to strip the ball with one hand,
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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.
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