
Fly half starting deep - attacking out wide with the center Fly half becomes tight line, and winger becomes loose Scrum half follows stays inside fly half Forwards drop into backline for 2nd phase
If the defense is coming up hard, ball gets to the center who attacks the gap between their center and wing
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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