'ROAR' when you maul

why use it

Lions ‘ROAR’ – and so can your lineout mauls. Remember...

• R= Rip
• O= Organise
• A= And
• R= Rumble.

set up

A 10m channel with a 5m channel either side, and five players.

HOW TO PLAY

A catching pod of jumper and two supporters stands in the square, with a ripper between them and the thrower. The ball is thrown and caught by the catching pod (see top illustration). The ripper – who, for clarity, is wearing a blue shirt in our illustrations – rips it from the catcher and places it on their hip, on the side of their non-bound arm. The thrower runs and takes the ball from the ripper and moves to the other side of the channel, where the players repeat the exercise (see middle illustration).

coaching points

• The ripper drives into the catcher, just above the ball, with their shoulder creating a drive forward. The one arm drives between the catcher and ball and rips it out (see bottom illustration).
• The ripped ball is passed to the other arm as the ripper straightens their position and their shoulder moves away from the catcher. The ball is placed on the hip, and the other arm binds onto the catcher (see bottom illustration).

• The thrower throws to a jumper/catcher and two supporters (either lifted or not)

• A ripper runs in to rip and drive

• The thrower comes round and takes the ball from the ripper. They repeat the process throwing from the other direction

• The ripper drives into the catcher just above the ball
• The ripper takes the ball onto their hip. They drive onto the catcher  with the other arm bound