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LOGINBang! Bang! Bang!
A clearer at a ruck must look to go beyond the ball. This not only drives back defenders, it frees up the ball for your scrum half to grab and maintain continuity.
WHY USE IT
This activity helps players focus not only on clearing the ruck but encourages them to target the most important factor at the breakdown - the ball - and gets them driving beyond it.
Set up
Three balls, three cones, nine rucking pads, six defenders, three attackers.
HOW TO DO IT
- Three attackers start on the first cone as in the top picture. Their aim is to clear the three rucks accurately and dynamically, ensure they protect and drive beyond the ball. They work hard as a group of three so must approach the ruck at the same time.
- Then it’s Bang! Bang! Bang! (see the middle picture): BANG! An attacker clears out the left ruck pad. BANG! An attacker clears out the right ruck pad. BANG! An attacker stands over the ball but does not touch it. Once completed, the attackers run around the next cone and repeat the sequence (see last picture).
TECHNIQUE
- Always focus on the ball.
- Hit the pads low then stay low with dynamic leg drive, clearing the pads away from the ball. This ensures the ball is protected and any threat is removed.
- Set out three pairs of pad holders behind a ruck pad on the ground with a ball in front of the ruck pad
- Three attackers come around a cone and move towards the first set of ruck-pad holders
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- The first two attackers clear the two ruck pad holders back and out to the side
- The last player squats over the ball in a strong position to protect it
- After a couple of seconds, the attackers recover and run around the cone to repeat at the next set of pad holders
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