Lineout

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Attack

  1. How do we beat the defence to win the ball?
  2. How do we break the gain line and create a scoring opportunity?

Defence

  1. How do we force a turnover? (either forcing an error or stealing the ball)
  2. How do we cut off their attacking options?

Attacking options

Our lineout menu can be summarised by different options for the following:

  • Setup - how many players and their formation
  • Call - how different movements are defined and communicated among the players
  • Play - how the ball is delivered from the lineout

Our default is a 5-man “Squeeze” (1-3-1 formation) with a quick option (“Bang”) to override the call and throw straight to the middle.

If the defence is putting us under pressure, we can vary the formation, the calls, or the numbers.

For specific examples of the most common calls trained so far, see Examples.

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