10, 12, 15 and a wing form a diamond with good depth and width. 9 plays to 10. 12 supports 10 with 15 looping outside 12 as an option. opposite wing drops to fullback as 13 occupies the wing space
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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.