Props – Scrum against one another.
Hooker - Line outs throws
Locks – Lineout catches, catching out the air
Loose trio – Working Getting of the base competing for ball
Scrum Half – Passes off the base/Box Kicks
Flyhalf/Fullback – Kicks
Centre – Passes coast to coast
Back 3 – Kicks for touch/ Catching the High Ball
Everyone has to work through the grid twice,
Side shuffle to bag hit
T Drill
Ladder to a sprint
Stepping drill
And banded work.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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