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"Exeter" is a move from my 50 Great Backs Moves manual. I first used it as a student back in 1987. It was in a game against The Royal Marines, who were based at Lymstone in Devon, England.
We ran "Exeter" from the halfway line and I was the lucky winger to receive the ball. I shot through the gap before lining up their full back. It was a simple 2 v 1 and our own full back happily accepted my easy scoring pass.
It was a move we played with some trepidation because the Marines are very hard - literally, muscles wise, very hard. They also had a couple of fine players, along with their monster-sized chests.
As willowy students, we were generally wary of getting too close to contact. Exeter is an attack move done on the edge of "disaster", however, adding something to the thrill of success.
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