By utilizing this popular style of defence, and keeping a man behind your own lines, your team will protect themselves from opportunistic high balls, chip kicks and grubbers from the opposition as they try to exploit gaps in your team's defence. Furthermore, it's a great way to have a get of jail free card when the opposition manages to breach your defence as your sweeper can stop the breakaway attacker in their tracks and give your team time to realign and recover!
This defensive session will see your players working as a tight unit, keeping a man just behind their back line to sweep up any players who might manage to squeeze their way through your team's back line barricades whilst also looking for weak points in the opposition's defence!
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World Rugby has reportedly conceded Aaron Smith's disallowed try in the World Cup final should have stood.
"It is not only useful for staff who are experienced but a valuable tool for those subject staff who have to take teams."
