Defence

Building a Rush Defence

A ‘Rush defence’ can be a very effective defence strategy.

In this series former Otago and Toyota Verblitz head coach Ben Herring, presents the key elements to building a ‘Rush Defence‘ that can be employed at any playing level.

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Age Grades: Colts-U18, Girls-U18, Senior, U16

Defence

Ben Herring

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Part 1. Rush Defence – Individual Reactions

Level: High School, Senior

To start building his Rush Defence Ben starts his North Shore/Takapuna Grammar players, staying on their feet stepping with, and staying close to, their opponent.

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Part 2. Rush Defence – Outside Alignment

Level: High School, Senior

Pressure and challenge your opposition’s skills is the Outside Alignment objective in Ben’s 2nd part of his Rush defence series.

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Part 3. Rush Defence – Boxing HOCS

Level: High School, Senior

If everyone’s getting on the outside alignment, it means the whole line can go fast. Stay CALM and face the attack to match the step! as Ben introduces Boxing HOCS to his players in this session.

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Part 4. Rush Defence – The Reason Why Success

Level: High School, Senior

Chop Tackle, jackal, clear out, roll out All decisions to make for Breakdown success when gassing your Rush D!

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Part 5. Rush Defence – Repetition with Numbers

Outside alignment, comms, head on a swivel are just some of the parts required for Rush Defence success. Ben puts the Rush Defence in action with a modified 3v3 game.