Setup: Scrum half with pile of balls Passing waves in 4 lines 3 defenders opposite wave Activity: On s/h passing, defenders push up, calling "Push" or similar. Each attacker is tackled as the have the ball Defenders try to push attack backwards and cut off the pass reaching the wing Attackers try to pass quickly and accurately enough to get past defence Defence calls "Reload" and realigns for the next wave of 4 attackers
Defence Points: Go up in a line - dont allow players out of the line unless running a "shooter" Fade off runners if they pass too early and "double-team" the outside runners Pick the time to "spot tackle" to snuff out the 2 v 1 overlap Attack: Quick clean hands always beats the tacklers Don't fire miss-passes when you have to overlap Recover from breakdowns quickly. NOTE: Make the same three defenders cover multiple waves and try to avoid a quality drop.
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