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Week 42
Line-outs -  We show coaches how to effectively
sacked the opposition jumper to stop the line-out
maul. We look at two examples in the South
Africa/New Zealand test in Durban on 23-06-07.  
"  Sacking of the line-out jumper is one of the three methods available
to stop a line-out maul forming near your own tryline. The timing of the
sacking is very important. "
- Jan Oberholzer
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We look more closely at the method of sacking the line-out jumper to stop a maul forming.
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Example 1: We look at a sacking of an All Black jumper by the Springbok forwards
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The sacking is completed.
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The jumper's feet touches the
ground and the defending players
start with the sacking.
The player or players is getting
hold of the jumper.
The jumper catches the ball and
the player doing the sacking is
already reaching for a hold.
Video Clip of the sacking
The three recognised methods of stopping the line-out maul:
    1) Counter mauling or wedging the rolling maul i.e. pushing the
    maul backwards or stopping the momentum of the maul.
    2) Aggressively targeting individual players in the front row of
    the maul i.e. taking out the important front players out of the
    maul to open up the player with the ball at the back.
    3) Sacking of the line-out jumper i.e. turn the line-out into a ruck
    situation.
The rugby laws on sacking
    In short the law says that a line-out jumper can be sacked
    (brought down) when the jumper's feet touches the ground.
The jumper catches the ball and
the player doing the sacking is
already reaching for a hold.
The player or players is getting
hold of the jumper.
The jumper's feet touches the
ground and the defending players
start with the sacking.
The sacking is completed.
Video Clip of the sacking
Example 2: We look at a sacking of an All Black jumper by the Springbok forwards

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