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Practise exit strategies from your 22m area. You may need to form a couple of rucks to ‘flatten’ the defence before your kickers are in position to clear the ball.
WHY USE IT
Flattening the defence means bringing more defenders into the line to stop the next attack, creating gaps in the backfield.
set up
A 20m box, split down the middle.
HOW TO PLAY
ACTIVITY: Six attackers start on one side of the box, facing four defenders. Put another defender in the other part of the box. The attack aims to make ‘secure’ progress down this first side of the box – so, no offloading. When there is a ruck, they have to move the ball into the other box and do the same. If they win quick ball, the player at the back kicks the ball out of the front of the box. If not, the attack has one more chance to achieve quick ball by attacking to the first box again.
GAME SITUATION: Set up nine attackers and six defenders, as in the bottom illustration. Two ruck pads represent an ‘old ruck’, with a ball on the ground just in front of the attackers. The attack has three phases to clear the ball out of the box, but only up the field or into touch on the side where the 5m channel is. They are allowed one pass from the base of each ruck. Rotate three players after every three attempts.
COACHING POINTS
- Attack to the sides of each ruck with conviction, but don’t get isolated. You want quick, secure ball.
- Know where the ball is going from the ruck and follow in to produce secure ball.
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Put four defenders in one side, and one in the other
- Six attackers attack one side of the box
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Playing full contact, the attackers aim to recycle the ball
- If not recycled within three seconds, they repeat by running into the adjacent box, but only once more
- If they recycle within 3 seconds, one of the players kicks the ball over the scoring line
- No passing allowed unless there is quick ball
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Attackers play the ball from the first set of ruck pads, which represent an ‘old’ ruck
- The attackers then have three rucks to win quick ball
- The attackers are allowed one pass from the base of each ruck
Dan Cottrell
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