| Coaching Information : Unit Play in Rugby |
| Week 26 |
| Scrums - We look at the new scrum method of the All Black's front-row in which they hit from the top, perhaps illegally so. This was in the Tri-nations match between New Zealand and Australia on 8-07-06 |
| " The Australian front-row was badly beaten on Saturday by an All Black front-row that gets a bigger hit by hitting from the top. By hitting from the top the front-row gets much more momentum. I think it is illegal, because they don't crouch first and then hit. In the Super 14 the Crusader's front-row uses this technique during the whole series. " - Jan Oberholzer |
| Lets look at the All Black's hit from the top |
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| The referee calls "crouch" and the Aussies crouch, while the All Black frontrow is still in the upright position. |
| Video Clip of the Hit |
| After a while the All Black frontrow goes down and hit, while the referee calls "hit". |
| The Australian scrum is on the back feet after the hit and the All Blacks demolished their scrum. |
| This is something new for coaches to try, till referees stop this method of hitting from the top. |
