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Identify a number of moves your team can use and use them to exploit a specific weakness in the opposition. For instance, you may have an advantage on the left wing with your number 11 faster than their 14. In which case, you might choose to use moves that get the ball out wide and to the left.
To break down a more organised defence, you may need to use a series of moves in combination to probe and pull the defence around. This is known as a "sequence".
Why use a sequence?
By calling a single sequence, with a number of pre-set plays rather than a series of calls for individual moves, all your players are forewarned about what they have to do and where they have to be.
You might, for example, have your inside centre (number 12) driving into contact in the first part of the sequence, but then arriving from deep to accelerate into space during the third part.
It might be that the first or second move of the sequence breaks down the defence. If not, your players must be prepared to run and support through successive sequences.
Practising and using moves
Before practising and using a move, you need to consider a few things.
In your rugby training drills
In match situations
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