heads up diamond play
10 and 12 run dummy lines
11 and 15 run blindside with 11 1st reciever
13 supports
10 and 12 must run hard
11 and 15 come round corner
9 must show to 10 and then short push pass to 11 supported by 15
14 pendulum into middle
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.
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.