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Last season I made a note of the amazing work rate undertaken by 30-year-old Brian O'Driscoll, when he was playing for Leinster in a Heineken Cup match I was watching.
In one passage of play he carried the ball three times and hit a further two rucks.
On top of that in the final phase of play he got deep enough in support to make the break and give the scoring pass.
Get up, get back into the game
The key factors in this performance were the speed at which he got himself up off the ground, and then in to position to make a difference.
All players should recognise that they don't stop contributing until the ball goes dead. They must learn to "recycle" themselves to be ready to make the next tackle or pass.
Mental recycling
Physical recycling
There are two key skills which can be improved to speed up your players' performance in this area of the game.
Getting up
Running backwards
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