a kicker and 4 bag men stand on back line, The kicker kicks the ball over the attackers (but it needs to stay in play). The attackers must retrieve the ball (must fall on it), and run back at the bag mens line. They can only beat the bag men by passing or creating a ruck and recycling. They must attack between the colour cones called by coach
Attackers look for draw and pass, or look to support the ruck quickly. Bagmen need to push up as 1 defensive line.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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