It would be great if your defence never lost its shape and your defenders never over committed. In reality though mistakes are made by all levels of players and so as a result you should practice getting your defence to shuffle and shift to get their team-mate's back and fill the space to prevent the opposition's attackers running clean through you back line.
To help prevent your side from leaking necessary goals this session focusses on your defenders, teaching when to go forward and meet the ball and when to hang back, cover the loose man and hold position.
As the Lions tour approaches with their first tour game this Friday against Argentina, we look ahead at what the fans can expect to see from both sides as the tour in Australia approaches...
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