Defending
Shooter Defence
The shooter defence (also known as the shoot defence or flyer defence) is an aggressive defensive style. It should only really be …
Scrum Half Defensive Role
Probably one of the most forgotten about defensive roles in rugby is of the scrum half. A good scrum half will be …
Back Row Defending from a Scrum
A scrum gives the attacking team a big advantage by having 8 players of the opposition tied up in the scrum. This gives …
Back Three Defence – Pendulum
The wingers and fullback form the back three and in defence they work together to cover the back field, covering the space …
Defencive Flat-Lines & Dog-Legs
One of the basic concepts to understand in terms of defence is that of a “flat line”. This is fundamental to understanding …
The Blitz Defence
The blitz defence (sometimes known as the Press defence) is one of the two most common defence strategies used in rugby – …
The Drift Defence
The drift defence is one of the two main types of defensive strategies in rugby (the other being the blitz defence). The …
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