Players line up behind Red cones
When scrum half puts hands on ball the defensive line will advance together to Blue cones then run backwards to the next Red cone - to the right of starting point.
Proogression: Blitz (Horns) - Drift
Communication - call out
Solid line - Stick together
Speed
in more ways than one
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