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Rugby flankerRugby flanker - open-side or blind-side are part of the scrum but cannot wait to get away from it. There are reasons, maybe this is for you...Position in the team15 players are on the rugby field at any one time.This includes 8 forwards. The forwards are the players who pack into the scrum and of those forwards, 3 are front row followed by two in the second row. Hanging on the sides are the two flankers, part of the back row, like this... Rugby flanker  The shape of the player icons indicates the sort of physique needed! Flankers come in a variety of shapes and sizes and it`s good to have a difference between the two on the pitch. Handling ability is excellent Speed is useful Tackling very important Strength is great Toughness is good Competitiveness is excellent Weight is good Endurance is good Agility is good. Mobility is good Rugby flanker - in the scrumThe scrumrestarts play after rules are breached in a minor way. Flankers attach to the sides of the scrum. They provide weight for pushing and stability but their main responsibilities are elsewhere. When a scrum forms it is rarely central in terms of distance from the touch-lines. The narrow side is called the blind-side and the wide side is called the open side. Rugby flankers tend to specialise ..one blind-side flanker and one open-side flanker. When the scrum forms they attach to the scrum on the appropriate side, blind or open. When the opposition win the ball in the scrum contest the rugby flanker DEFENDS The flankers must remain attached to the scrum until the ball comes out. The blind-side flanker then breaks from the scrum and must stop any players with the ball from breaking through down the blind side. The players would usually be the opposition scrum-half or number-eight who have gathered the ball at the base of the scrum and run blind rather than pass to the backs. The open-side flanker breaks from the scrum and must stop any players with the ball from breaking through close to the scrum on the open-side. Again... this would usually be the scrum-half or number-eight When the ball goes to the opposition backs the openside flanker follows, using all speed. Mission - get in there, stop the attack and get the ball back! The open-side flanker usually arrives at the tackle or break-down before the blind-side flanker because the route is shorter. As for all player positions when you tackle, get up off the ground as quickly as possible. Aim to get both feet on the ground and crouch unsupported over the tackled player so as to legally scavenge for the ball. When the ball is won in the scrum the flankers SUPPORT It may mean close support for the number eight or scrum-half running the ball from the base of the scrum or covering across as the ball moves along the back-line, ready to receive an inside pass and/or waiting to pounce and retrieve the ball after any break-down in play. Rugby flanker - in the line-outThe line-out restarts play after the ball has "gone into touch".Flankers at the back of the line-out are used as alternative jumpers if tall enough. This ploy is used only occasionally as getting the ball safely and accurately to the back of the line is more difficult and risky. Flankers duties at the line-out are similar to scrum time. Stop breaks with the ball round the end of the line and make things difficult as possible for the opposition backs to function well together. In attack, more of the same at any break-down be first there and get the ball Rugby flanker - in general playThe two flankersand the number-eight play in a co-ordinated way to provide a mobile defensive area when the team is defending or when the team is attacking, provide critical early support for ball carriers in trouble. They use their superior skills of tackling, ball handling and agility to assist in attack and their bulk, strength and endurance to bolster defence. Want to escape their clutches get a sidestep! Return from Rugby flanker to Rugby positions
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