2 teams: attackers vs defenders. Defenders can win the right to attack if they can carry or pass over the attackers' backline. Ball can't be passed or carried forward over the central line, i.e. it must be advanced up the wings. Players can run over the line without the ball.
Focus on use of width/wing play.
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