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Maul and Ruck - Maul Leg Drive
Staying on the feet and maintaining aggressive leg drive, can be very difficult to defend
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With the maul, the gain line is fluid and the defence can be forced onto the back foot
With the ruck, the gain line is static and the defence are often set and on the front foot
Maul and Ruck - Under 10s and 11s Mauling
Notice how the tackled player often remains on their feet and a mass of pulling and pushing begins
When a player is taken to the ground, the supporting players try to pick the ball up. There is not a natural inclination to ruck
Maul and Ruck - Youth Maul
The maul can be a fast method of retaining the ball. It commits more defenders. It can continue to gain ground. The dangers are when forwards and backs are separated in practice and the back-line players do not understand their role at the maul, or even back away from the contest.
Maul and Ruck - Clearing the Ruck
Clearing the tackle area with pace relies on committed support. Clearance rucking is a dynamic method of restarting the attack if the defence has managed to create a breakdown.
Maul and Ruck - Spin Maul
The spinning or rolling maul is an effective weapon when executed at speed. Notice what happens to the pace of the attack when the ball goes to floor with a breakdown
Leg-drive in Contact
Staying strong and maintaining a leg-drive when in contact can help to gain territory, give teammates more time to support, and sometimes, counteract the tackle entirely. In this clip, Eastbourne College score a try against Eton as a result of powerful running and leg-drive.
Maul and Ruck - Under 13s and 14s Ruck
Training through traditional drills does not develop game understanding and players often become robotic in their behaviour
Conditioned games promote game understanding and encourage players to recognise the needs at any given situation
The drill should be used only to refine technique and the danger is to develop players that act without game understanding
Sevens - Lineout catch & maul drive
Sevens - Lineout catch & maul drive
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