Forwards - Prop
Scrum
- Able to maintain a strong, stable body position as an individual/front row/whole scrum whilst exerting and resisting pressure
- Able to move forwards and backwards under control as an individual/front row/whole scrum
- Able to maintain a strong, effective and legal bind with the hooker
- Able to maintain a strong, effective and legal bind with second row and flankers
- Able to maintain a strong, effective and legal bind with the opposition props
Lineout
- Able to outmanoeuvre opposition as part of a jumping pod
- Able to support jumper with a safe, strong and effective life to enable jumper to reach maximum height
- Able to support jumper in the air to enable effective catch/delivery of ball
- Able to return jumper to the ground in a safe manner
- Able to protect jumper in a legal fashion from opposition on landing
- Able to participate in effective driven lineout should tactics dictate
- Able to catch the ball if thrown directly to him/her
- Able to recover dropped possession
- Able to provide attacking options round front or rear of lineout (peel)
Kick off
- Able to catch ball cleanly in air or on ground
- Able to support jumper in the air to enable effective catch/delivery of ball
- Able to return jumper to the ground in a safe manner
- Able to protect jumper in a legal fashion from opposition on landing
- Able to recover dropped possession
- Able to transfer ball away to team mates
Open play
- Able to carry the ball/gain territory in possession
- Able to make a range of different passes both left and right
- Able to create, identify, communicate, manipulate and exploit space in attack
- Able to recognise, communicate and fill space in defence
- Able to support team members in attack and defence
- Able to make effective side-on, front-on, rear tackles
- Able to select and implement correct decisions during ruck/maul