PLAY WINNING RUGBY ONLINE BOOK: Part 2 – SIMPLE BASIC PLAYS NEEDING EMPHASIS – 2nd blog in a series

SIMPLE BASIC PLAYS NEEDING EMPHASIS

1 Stay on your feet. Why dive? Stay on your feet?

2. Keep the ball off the ground. Balls on the ground get lost.

3. Pass the ball. Passing scores tries.

4. Tackle low. With high tackles, opponents keep gaining ground!

5. Don’t kick the ball away. Possession is 9/10ths of the game!

6. Run straight. Pushing your wing into touch, helps nobody.

The most basic rule:- DON’T BARGE – PASS!

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ERRORS REPEATED EVERY GAME:-
Not a happy list!
(These cannot be avoided by better fitness training.
It is about practice, attitude and common sense.)

Forward pass

Passing too late

Offside

Not staying on feet in the ruck, while handling

Losing ball in a charge

Trying to catch an out-of-reach ball and knocking on

Having kick charged down

Not keeping eye on the ball and knocking on

Passing wildly and into touch.

Passing too far and allowing an intercept

Overrunning the ball carrier (There are more!)