Condition the drill in favour of 1 team, in this case the blue team. All players lay on their frounts behind their cones. on the whitle, the 2 teams move to contest possession. The blue team have the advantage as the 2 red players have to run round the white cone before moving in to counter ruck. Coaching Points players get used to counter ruck call/signal low to high drive, with emphasis on driving opposition through the ruck eye open, grab hold of hook/handle to clear ou
players get used to counter ruck call/signal low to high drive, with emphasis on driving opposition through the ruck eye open, grab hold of hook/handle to clear out
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