FOCUSING ON THE PENCIL PRESENTATION AND CLEARING RUCK AND PROTECTING BALL BALL CARRIER TAKES BALL INTO CONTACT DRIVING PAD AND FALLING ON BALL TURN ONTO HIP AND PENCIL PRESENT BALL 1ST PLAYER TO BREAK DOWN CLEARS DEFENCE (PAD) OUT PAST THE BALL 2ND PLAYER TO BREAK DOWN RUCKS BEHIND 1ST PLAYER BUT STOPS OVER THE BALL PROTECTING WITH THEIR FEET 3RD PLAYER IS THE SCRUM HALF AND PASSES TO SUPPORT PLAYER WHO SETS UP NEXT RUCK ONCE THE PAD HAS BEEN CLEARED OUT BY FIRST PLAYER THE PAD WILL BACK UP A FEW METERS SO THEY CAN SET UP ANOTHER RUCK 3-4 PADS SO WE CAN HAVE 3-4 SEPERATE GROUPS GOING AT SAME TIME
BALL PRESENTATION WIN THE CONTACT FALL ON BALL PENCIL PRESENTATION RUCKING PLAYERS LOW BODY POSITION THROUGH CONTACT WITH SHEILD AND 2ND PLAYER PROTECTING BALL
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