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Rugby: Tackle, Bounce, Jackal, Fire Drill

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Cones laid out on 5m chanel other 10 chanel.

3 Players line up passing ball up and down the line, when coach says now they pass it to the player stood opposite in the 5m chanel.

The player then attacks down the 5m chanel. The player opposite makes a chop tackle, bounces and competes. for the ball. (Tackler becomes clearer).

The 2 other players then try to clear the player off the ball. Decinign whether to fire or steal ball depedning of spped of clearer off the floor.

The arriving player must scan and judge how far away the clearers are to decide whether to steal or fire the break down.
Positive can attempt to fire and out ruch the opposition and steal ball.
if player arrives slow try Jackal.
as the player arrives to the break down makes an effective decion to fire or jackal.
Focus on body position low, stable, supporing own body weight.
remeber must relase the player before competing for ball

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After you have completed the bounce motion, you can bounce and fire.

Fire - is by any means effect there breakdown and slow the ball down - when you realise you cant steal the ball.

Jackal - stay on and win the ball over the break down.

Players line up on the cones
the first play makes a tackle on the sausage get s up and becomes the defender. (jackal)
the second player listens to the coloured cone the coach shouts and goes around that cone before trying to clear the (jackaler)
The jackaler makes the decion to Jackle or Fire through the break down depending on the speed of the arriving defender.

Ruck

1 player lines up opposite a standing sausage, wrestles it to the floor, landing chest ontop of the bag.

A 2nd play holding a ball puts the ball down on the right side of the sausage as if it was an attacker placing it.

The first play wrestling the sausage, bouncers up and competes for the ball (remeber to release)

The 3rd player once the ball has been placed tries to clear the player competing for the ball.

Ruck Clear Out

Groups of 4 and two groups of defenders with contact pads. 1 ball per group.

The ball carrier drives into the contact pads and presents ball backwards. Player 2 binds on, face to face and secures ball, player 3 binds on the other side to form a front row.
All attackers bind together and drive defenders back 2-3 metres. Player 4 takes ball out at back and runs back around cone with players 1-3 in support.
Repeat going back the other way until all attackers have practised each role.

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