My best blindside move

WHY USE IT

Run a play into the midfield from a scrum or lineout. Put your winger behind the ruck and then, as you go back blind, pass to them behind the forwards. The opposition winger will be marking too many options.

HOW TO DO IT

• Go into midfield from your set piece. Use up to five players to go to the ruck and look to play to the open side. However, leave two forwards (F) from the set piece on the blindside as well as the hooker (2).
• Have the blindside winger (W) go in behind the 9 at the ruck (see picture 1). When 9 picks and runs to the blindside, W arcs out and around, behind F and F. The two forwards wait on the blindside and run up and in towards 9 who passes long behind them to W who runs with the 2 down the sideline (see picture 2).

There are several options:

1. The 9 passes to and loops behind the first forward who passes back to the 9, who then feeds W (see picture 3).
2. F and F take the pass, dummy and go forward themselves.
3. The first forward takes the pass and passes themselves to W.

TECHNIQUE

• The two forwards attack from flat.
• W is outside the forwards when they receive the pass.
• 2 holds their position wide.