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Back Strike Plays at the Lineout

Strike Plays at lineout time require a few key components if 1 on 1 situations similar to the scrum are going to occur.

The key aspect is to create situations whereby the defending player at the end of the lineout is taken out of play as much as possible therefore requiring the backs to tackle the man that they are opposing when the lineout is formed.

There are three components which can be applied to achieve this.
1- Throw the ball to the back of the lineout so that the players in that zone are required to participate in the defending (lifting / holding for the drive / holding until the ball leaves the lineout). This should mean the player defending at the tail is always chasing after the ball which has moved beyond him from the first pass.
2- The alignment of 10 when they are receiving from 9 is as flat as possible (timing) and as wide as the halfback’s pass allows.  This will also mean that the defender is running sideways to chase after the ball and not forward putting pressure on the first receiver which allows the defensive backs to begin their drift.
3- There can be a decoy runner in the channel inside or outside 10 which will hopefully hold the forward defender and with a bit of luck the first back defender.

If your team has the ability to put all three together then there is a good chance there will be success at the strike point assuming the passing, timing, angles, appropriate depth, support and coordination of all the pattern occurs!

Back play can be difficult to coach. In order to be successful backlines have to put defence under pressure. To do this, players have to put themselves under pressure by performing near to the defenders.

Players can only acquire the timing and confidence necessary for this by practicing under pressure similar to that they will face in games.

PLAYS [ These are wide plays from All-Man lineouts]
(Make up your own names)

“Misses”

These may be 10 missing 12, 12 missing 13, 13 missing 15, or whatever you plan.

*Aim: To threaten right along the line with the backline being flat and forcing the tackler to stay on a particular attacker.
*Best: in attacking half.
*Explanation: As described above. Flat and wide formation. Start with 10 missing 12 and 15 coming in. The blindside winger can be an additional runner and 12 must get wide to support.
*Variations:  The variations are best out wide with the flat and wide formation inside.  As an example: 10 cuts 12 and passes flat to 13 / 12 is already looping and running wide off 13 / 10 wraps hard after their pass so they can be a decoy outside 13 / 12 calls for the ball which is passed across 10 to the blindside winger / the winger has 12, 15 and the openside winger in support / 10 can get in the pocket just behind or inside the ball carrier / you may wish to make a plan for these three players as well.

“Switch-Dummy”

*Aim: to hold the defence in the midfield with decoy runners before going wide.
*Best: on attack around the 22 when the defence will be more committed to man-on near the try-line.
*Explanation: 10 passes to 12 and wraps hard / 12 takes a direct line as though they are hitting up / 12 switches with 10 on the wrap / 10 is running laterally and dummy switches with 13 before straightening up / the blindside winger s in support of 10 as are 15 and the openside winger.
*Variations: the same play but 10 will switch with 13 who will be looking for a gap and an offload to a forward  

“Miss-Switch”

*Aim: to get the ball wide quickly and cause confusion in the wide channels.
*Best:  In the attacking half.
*Explanation: 10 cuts 12 and passes to 13 / 10 wraps hard on 13 / 12 has already taken a wide arc on their run outside 13 / 15 runs a decoy line inside 12 / 13 switches with 10 / 10 hits 12 across the blindside winger who has come outside 15 / 12 has an inside option to the blindside winger who has held their run or an outside option to the openside winger / 10 will support in the pocket behind the ball carrier.
*Variations: 10 pass to 15 or the blindside wing.